Environmental Impact Assessment Challenges

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What is the focus of Health Impact Assessment (HIA)?

  • Effects of development on social equality
  • Effects of development on the health of the host population (correct)
  • Effects of development on the economy
  • Effects of development on the environment

Which assessment focuses on identifying distributional impacts by gender, race, age, and other factors?

  • Economic Impact Assessment
  • Health Impact Assessment (HIA)
  • Transport Impact Assessment
  • Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) (correct)

Which assessment specializes in evaluating the impacts of development actions on human rights?

  • Psychological Impact Assessment
  • Human Rights Impact Assessment (correct)
  • Demographic Impact Assessment
  • Gender Impact Assessment

What does socio-economic impact assessment (SIA) focus on?

<p>Effects of development on the economy and society (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which assessment focuses on evaluating the cultural impacts of development actions?

<p>Cultural Impact Assessment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Cumulative Impacts Assessment?

<p>Understanding the overall combined effects of multiple actions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the paper by Cashmore et al. (2010)?

<p>Evaluation of impact assessment instruments (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the CEC 2003 Directive 2003/35/EC aim to provide for in the context of the environment?

<p>Public participation in planning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which publication discusses the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment?

<p>CEC 1985 Official Journal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of the CEPA (Commonwealth Environmental Protection Agency) 1994 publication?

<p>Assessment of cumulative impacts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for the 'Evaluation of EU legislation – Directive 85/337EEC and associated amendments'?

<p>GHK-Technopolis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main topic discussed in the paper by Catlow and Thirlwall (1976)?

<p>Environmental Impact Analysis in London (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key feature of the current evolution of EIA?

<p>Inclusion of both rational and behavioural approaches (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some of the decisions involved in EIA according to the text?

<p>Whether EIA is needed at all, project design, and implementation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept aligns well with the approach of 'mixed scanning' mentioned in the text?

<p>Utilization of rational techniques alongside intuitive value judgments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Kaiser et al. (1995), what is important in decision-making?

<p>(Scientific-based) rationality and (community-informed) participation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is highlighted as often being at the forefront in EIA?

<p>Professional judgement, power relationships, and politics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which stage of the project life cycle involves implementation and monitoring according to Glasson (1999)?

<p>'Post-key-decision' stages (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organization published the 'Health impact assessment guidance' in Dublin and Belfast?

<p>Institute of Public Health in Ireland (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which journal was the article 'Environmental impact assessment: retrospect and prospect' published?

<p>Environmental Impact Assessment Review (B), Environmental Impact Assessment Review (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of ISO 14001?

<p>Environmental management systems (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which author(s) wrote the book 'Urban land use planning'?

<p>Kaiser, Godshalk, Chapin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of the article 'The need for EIA theory building'?

<p>Building theory around Environmental Impact Assessment (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'An analysis framework for characterizing and explaining development of EIA legislation in developing countries' was exemplified for which countries?

<p>Georgia, Ghana, Yemen (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some problems that may arise with the steps included in Environmental Impact Assessment?

<p>Varying approaches to screening, overcomprehensive scoping of issues, and limited consideration of alternatives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge related to the prediction of impacts and assessment of significance in EIA?

<p>Difficulty in clarifying the complexity of interactions of phenomena (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it difficult to establish the dimensions and development stages of new technology projects?

<p>New technology projects often lack well-defined dimensions and clear development stages (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common technical problem related to Environmental Impact Assessment?

<p>Tendency to focus on quantitative, often single, indicators in some areas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge concerning the lack of auditing of predictive techniques in EIA?

<p>Limits the feedback on the effectiveness of methods (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which country is it suggested that the Environmental Impact Assessment process is too developer-oriented?

<p>UK (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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