Sustainable Engineering: "Environmental Impact Assessment"

Environmental Impact Assessment is a topic in Introduction to Sustainable Engineering (KTU)

What is EIA?

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process which ensures that all environmental matters are taken into account quite early in the project at planning process itself.
It takes into consideration not only technical and economic considerations but also, traditional aspects like impact on local people, biodiversity etc.

Why EIA?

EIA is intended to prevent or minimize potentially adverse environmental impacts and enhance the overall quality of a project. The main benefits and advantages of EIA are:

EIA Directives

The EIA Directive requires projects likely to have significant effects on the Environment by virtue of their nature, size or location to undergo an environmental assessment before the competent authority in question grants consent.
The EIA Directive defines a project as the execution of construction works or of other installations or schemes, other interventions in the natural surroundings and landscape including those involving the extraction of mineral resources


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