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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What is the main focus of ISO 14001?

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

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

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

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