Integrating landscape ecology in environmental impact assessment using GIS and ecological modelling

Gontier, Mikael

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“…Technologies of geographic information systems (GIS) are widely used in the environmental impact assessment process. However, initially the GIS use within the ecological assessment was usually limited to its visualization functions, and its analytical capacities were seldom used [49]. At present, many researchers commonly include the analytical GIS tools, the spatial analysis and modelling methods in their studies.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preliminary impact assessment of the new transport infrastructure project on Trans-Baikal Territory geosystems, Russia

Pomazkova¹,

Faleychik²,

Faleychik³

2018

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Preliminary impact assessment of the new transport infrastructure project on Trans-Baikal Territory geosystems, Russia

Pomazkova¹,

Faleychik²,

Faleychik³

2018

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“…Problems and limitations to the implementation of ecological modeling, whether with GIS assistance or not, are associated with issues of data accessibility. It is in response to this limitation that Gontier (2006) advocates for more open and technically easier access to existing data as well as for the harmonization of databases at the national and international levels. Another obstacle relates to the reproducibility and robustness of ecological modeling for its further implementation in planning and assessment procedures (Goodchild, 2002).…”

Section: Landscape Ecology-based Models and Scenariosmentioning

confidence: 99%

3 Methods And Techniques In Landscape Impact Assessment

Belčáková¹,

Pauditšová²,

Gazzola³

2018

Landscape Impact Assessment in Planning Processes

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Many years of EIA and SEA practice have resulted in the development of a wide range of methods that can also be used in landscape impact assessment. These range from methods and techniques that are applied frequently (such as analogs, checklists, expert opinions, mass balances, matrices and interaction diagrams, overlay mapping, photographs/photomontages or qualitative models), to those that are used moderately (such as decision-focused checklists, indices or indicators, laboratory testing, literature reviews, networks, quantitative models) and to those that are used sometimes only (such as environmental cost-benefit analysis, expert systems, baseline monitoring and field studies monitoring, risk assessment, scenario building, trend extrapolation, etc.). Given the multidisciplinary nature and understanding of landscape, a lot of professionals including ecologists, geographers, environmental experts, planners and architects, artists, psychologists, economists and others are engaging in studies of landscape assessment and perception. As a result, they have introduced and explored the application of different sets of methods representing their own disciplinary perspectives, contributing to making the literature in this area, extensive and vast. This chapter introduces and briefly explains the most commonly used methods and techniques in landscape impact assessment. An overview of moderately used methods and techniques is also provided. The type method and technique to use is determined based on the stage of the assessment process, geographical scale, the hierarchical level or the specifics of the assessed development proposal. The most commonly used methods and techniques in landscape impact assessment include: • baseline description, surveys and analysis methods, which include baseline data and field surveys which allow for the subsequent landscape evaluation and generation of follow-up data for monitoring purposes, • impact identification and prediction methods, which include checklists, visual quality models, integrated landscape management models, landscape-ecology based models and scenarios, multi-criteria evaluation method and landscape ecological stability methodology. These methods also serve as a reference basis for assessing the significance of impacts, • impact assessment and monitoring methods which include matrices and interaction diagrams, criteria, thresholds and indicators,

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“…Although GIS has been widely adapted for the management of natural resources as well as managing the impact of various development activities on the natural environment (Geneletti, 2002;Joao & Fonseca, 1996;Treweek & Veitch, 1996), Gontier (2006), argues that in today's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports, the use of GIS within the ecological assessment is often limited to its display functions and seldom used for its analytical capacities. Gontier claims that GIS in general and three-dimensional visualisation in particular are powerful tools that can serve the communication objectives in EIA, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and physical planning in general.…”

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Sustainable Development: The Role of GIS and Visualisation

Latu

2009

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The physical environment in which we live and on which our continuing existence depends has limited capacity, therefore people should not consider it as a resource to be exploited for short-term maximised profits. If we are to enjoy a safe and a successful life on the planet Earth then we must use the limited resources at our disposal wisely by being good stewards of our own environment. Our environment has been dominated by our actions and the need to better manage it has been debated widely and vigorously in recent years. In many developing countries, including the insular island nations of the Pacific, economic development and environmental conservation are often in conflict. Conservation is often viewed by economists and some politicians as a constraint to a nation's economic development aspirations. This paper argues that decision makers, especially in traditional societies ignore expert advice provided by Geographic or Spatial Information System (GIS, or SIS). The capability of GIS has been extended to include modelling and visualisation of terrain features in order that decision makers will be able not only to see the current state of the resources that they managed but also see the impacts of their decisions and the future state of those resources. The paper examines the impact of economic development activities on the coastal ecosystems in exemplar developing countries, in the Pacific, and proposes GIS-Visualisation strategies for moving beyond subsistence and economic development aspirations to socially, economically and environmentally sustainable development activities.

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Integrating landscape ecology in environmental impact assessment using GIS and ecological modelling

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Preliminary impact assessment of the new transport infrastructure project on Trans-Baikal Territory geosystems, Russia

Preliminary impact assessment of the new transport infrastructure project on Trans-Baikal Territory geosystems, Russia

3 Methods And Techniques In Landscape Impact Assessment

Sustainable Development: The Role of GIS and Visualisation

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