Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment Quiz

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What does EIA stand for?

Environmental Intervention Agency
Environmental Impact Assessment (correct)
Ecological Improvement Association
Ecosystem Impact Analysis

When is the term 'strategic environmental assessment' (SEA) usually applied?

To individual projects by companies
To decision-making processes
To environmental management tools
To policies, plans, and programmes proposed by organs of state (correct)

What is the purpose of environmental impact assessment?

To ignore the environmental consequences of a project
To avoid public participation in decision-making
To speed up the approval process for projects
To ensure that decision-makers consider the environmental impacts when deciding whether or not to proceed with a project (correct)

What may environmental assessments be governed by?

<p>Rules of administrative procedure regarding public participation and documentation of decision making (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) define?

<p>An environmental impact assessment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Environmental Assessment Acronyms

EIA stands for Environmental Impact Assessment.

Strategic Environmental Assessment

The term 'strategic environmental assessment' (SEA) is usually applied to policies, plans, and programs.

Purpose of Environmental Impact Assessment

The purpose of environmental impact assessment is to identify and evaluate the potential environmental consequences of a project or development proposal.

Governance of Environmental Assessments

Environmental assessments may be governed by laws, regulations, and policies.

International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines impact assessment as the process of identifying the future consequences of a current or proposed action.

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Test your knowledge of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) with this quiz. Explore the principles, processes, and key concepts involved in evaluating the environmental consequences of proposed projects and policies.