Impact Prediction Techniques in Environmental Studies

Drawing upon expert knowledge, using sophisticated tools

Short-term (3 years), medium-term (10-20 years), long-term (beyond 20 years)

Require large amounts of high quality data

<p>Describing and forecasting changes in system properties over time</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Considered long-term impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Drawing upon expert knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analogues, inventory of resources, checklists, matrices, networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Environmental media indices, habitat indices, experimental methods like laboratory tests</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air quality dispersion model</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magnitude, likelihood, spatial and temporal extent, recovery potential, environmental value, public concern, political repercussions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Habitat Evaluation System (HES), Wetland Evaluation Technique (WET)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Checklists provide a structured approach to identify and evaluate impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analogues, inventory of resources, checklists, matrices, networks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Environmental media indices, habitat indices, mathematical models, expert systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air quality, surface water quality, ground water quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They can assess biological diversity and habitat quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They help in predicting air quality dispersion, hydrological processes, and biological impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They provide a simple and descriptive way to assess impacts</p> Signup and view all the answers