Coping with uncertainty in environmental impact assessments: Open techniques

Cárdenas, Ibsen Chivatá; Halman, Johannes I.M.

doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2016.02.006

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“…It means there are situations in which the full range of possible options and their impacts for a particular project cannot be known (Cardenas and Halman 2016). Uncertainty is almost unavoidable in EIA.…”

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“…Resilience can be a good strategy that can protect against unforeseen events (Cardenas and Halman 2016). Resilience theorists argue that enhancing a system's adaptive capacity offers a pathway for maintaining system functioning (Gunderson and Holling 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Uncertainty is almost unavoidable in EIA. It means there are situations in which the full range of possible options and their impacts for a particular project cannot be known (Cardenas and Halman 2016). Lawrence (2003) points out that uncertainty is a central consideration in baseline and impact analysis, interpretation, and management in EIA, and believes that managing uncertainty in the EIA process is very important.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Integrating Resilience Assessment in Environmental Impact Assessment

Mahmoudi

Sayahnia

Esmaeilzadeh

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Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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It has become important in the fields of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and resilience assessment that both disciplines begin to be considered together as complementary approaches aimed at achieving the same goals. There is a great advantage to combining the EIA methodology with a synergetic concept such as resilience, and thereby contributing to a more insightful and effective EIA process. A comprehensive approach is vital for effective assessment and management of environmental impacts and to support better decision making with regard to different planned interventions and socioecological systems. In this paper, we advocate for a hybrid environmental assessment model that combines EIA and resilience assessment. This proposed assessment approach expands the capacity of EIA to evaluate and manage the uncertainties and unexpected outcomes associated with human and natural environmental impacts. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2018;14:567–570. © 2018 SETAC

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Section: Need For Integrative Approachesmentioning

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Integrating Resilience Assessment in Environmental Impact Assessment

Mahmoudi

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Esmaeilzadeh

et al. 2018

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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“…Researchers justify the necessity of determining the overall risk to humans and the environment [14]. The Integrated Risk Assessment (IRA) as a combination of Environmental Exposure assessment (EEA) and Human Exposure assessment (HEA) is provided [15]. A model for uncertainty or risk assessment can also be constructed for situations when there is a danger of something having an impact on the environment.…”

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Environmental Shocks: Modelling the Dynamics

Didenko

Kulik

2018

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Abstract. This paper reports on processes occurring within the human environment: shocks occurring in the environment; the increase in greenhouse gases from industry; the increase in greenhouse gases from agriculture; the change in global temperature; the reduction of freshwater resources; the change in area of forested land. The article also examines the impact of three groups of factors on the dynamics of environmental shocks. These factors are the history of the process, the impact of various dynamic factors of human life and the degree of influence of the processes occurring in the environment. The autoregressive distributed lags model (ADL model) is chosen as the theoretical framework for the analysis of the correlation between the environmental shocks and the influencing factors, and empirical testing of the model is performed. The exogenous variables characterising the factors of human life were analysed using the following indices: global GDP per capita; economically active global population; global merchandise exports (FOB); rail transport freight turnover (mln tons km -1 ); the mining of coal and lignite, extraction of peat, (mln USD). The forecast of the development of environmental shocks in 2017-2018 was performed. The analysis of the model showed that the dynamics of the environmental shocks had a constant trend.

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“…Risk is generally defined as the "likelihood that a harmful consequence will occur as the result of an action or condition" [51]. The risk assessment process involves analyzing agents and exposure potential, characterizing the potential for adverse effects, defining uncertainties, generating options to minimize risks identified, and communicating information about these risks.…”

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System-Based Assessments—Improving the Confidence in the EIA Process

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This viewpoint article examines Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practices in developed and transitioning nations, identifies weaknesses, and proposes a new quantitative approach. The literature indicates that there exists little to no standardization in EIA practice, transitioning nations rely on weak scientific impact analyses, and the establishment of baseline conditions is generally missing. The more fundamental issue is that the "receptor"-based approach leads to a qualitative and subjective EIA, as it does not adequately integrate the full measure of the complexity of ecosystems, ongoing project risks, and cumulative impacts. We propose the application of a new framework that aims to ensure full life cycle assessment of impacts applicable to any EIA process, within any jurisdictional context. System-Based EIA (SBEIA) is based on modeling to predict changes and rests on data analysis with a statistically rigorous approach to assess impacts. This global approach uses technologies and methodologies that are typically applied to characterize ecosystem structure and functioning, including remote sensing, modeling, and in situ monitoring. The aim of this approach is to provide a method that can produce quantifiable reproducible values of impact and risk and move EIA towards its substantive goal of sustainable development. The adoption of this approach would provide a better evaluation of economic costs and benefits for all stakeholders.

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Coping with uncertainty in environmental impact assessments: Open techniques

Cited by 45 publications

References 111 publications

Integrating Resilience Assessment in Environmental Impact Assessment

Integrating Resilience Assessment in Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Shocks: Modelling the Dynamics

System-Based Assessments—Improving the Confidence in the EIA Process

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