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1、September2017EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentFormorethan40yearswe’veseenthatthewellbeingofpeopleandplanetgohandinhand–andit’sbeentheinspirationforourcampaigns.Togetherwiththousandsofpeoplelikeyouwe’vesecuredsaferfoodandwater,defendedwildlifeandnaturalhabitats,championedthemovetocleanenerg
2、yandactedtokeepourclimatestable.BeaFriendoftheEarth–seethingsdifferently.1EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentAboutthisguideEnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA)isakeyaspectofmanyplanningapplications.Itisanassessmentwhichismeanttohelpusunderstandthepotentialenvironmentalimpactsofdevelopmentpropo
3、sals.UnfortunatelyboththeprocessandtheoutcomeofEIAcanbecomplexandconfusing,leavinglocalcommunitiesunsureastohowadevelopmentmightaffectthem.ThisguideisintendedasabroadintroductiontotheEnvironmentalImpactAssessment(EIA).Thematerialisdrawnfromregulationsandofficialguidanceandisdesignedtoh
4、elpyouunderstandwhatEIAisandinwhatcircumstancesitshouldhappen.TheguideisnotintendedtoprovideguidanceonhowtoprepareanEIAnorisitlegaladvice.Forexampleitdoesnotexplainhowtoprepareanarchaeologicalsurveyorlandscapeassessment.TheoverallthemeofthisguideistoencourageyoutoengageintheEIAprocess.
5、Expertsdonotalwaysknowbestandbyignoringlocalknowledge,theirdecisionsmayhavedisastrousconsequencesforlocalpeoplelivingneardevelopmentsites.Whatisenvironmentalimpactassessment?InanutshellEIAisjustaninformationgatheringexercisecarriedoutbythedeveloperwhichenablesaLocalPlanningAuthoritytou
6、nderstandtheenvironmentaleffectsofadevelopmentbeforedecidingwhetheritshouldgoahead.Thereallyimportantthingaboutenvironmentalassessmentsistheemphasisonusingthebestavailablesourcesofobjectiveinformationandincarryingoutasystematicandholisticprocess.Intheorythisshouldallowthewholecommunity
7、toproperlyunderstandtheimpactoftheproposeddevelopment.Environmentalassessmentshouldleadtobetterstandardsofdevelopmentandinsomecasesdevelopmentnothappeningatall.Wheredevelopmentsdogoahead,environmentalassessmentsshouldhelptoproposepropermitigationmeasures.Environmentalimpactassessment
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