A Study on the Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries
Title | A Study on the Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ESCWA. |
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Pages | 62 |
Release | 2001 |
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A Study on the Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries
Title | A Study on the Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Nations Unies. Commission économique et sociale pour l'Asie occidentale |
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Pages | 62 |
Release | 2001 |
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Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries
Title | Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries PDF eBook |
Author | El-Sayeda I. Mustafa |
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Pages | 66 |
Release | 2001 |
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A Study on the Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries
Title | A Study on the Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected ESCWA Countries PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
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Pages | 78 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Environmental impact analysis |
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The purpose of this report is: (a) To evaluate the legislative, institutional and technical aspects of EIA policies in a number of ESCWA member countries; namely, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Yemen; (b) To identify the main obstacles to the formulation and implementation of EIA policies; (c) To recommend measures to improve the formulation and implementation of EIA policies in the selected ESCWA member countries. The methodology of the study is as follows: (a) To start with a brief and general review of the sequence of stages that constitute the EIA process; (b) To evaluate the institutional and legislative aspects of EIA policies in the selected ESCWA member countries; (c) To investigate environmental screening techniques applied to proposed projects in the selected ESCWA countries, namely, identify criteria for determining the need for a fully-fledged EIA and suggest ways to improve screening procedures; (d) To evaluate the process and effectiveness of project scoping in the selected ESCWA member countries; (e) To investigate the criteria used to review draft EIA reports and suggest ways to improve the quality of assessment in the selected ESCWA member countries; (f) To evaluate the state of post-decision monitoring and management in the selected ESCWA member countries; and assess the potential benefits and disadvantages of public participation in the selected ESCWA member countries; (g) To provide concluding remarks regarding the effectiveness of EIA policies in the selected ESCWA member countries as well as recommendations for improvement.
A study on the evaluation of environmental impact assessment in selectes ESCWA countries
Title | A study on the evaluation of environmental impact assessment in selectes ESCWA countries PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
Publisher | |
Pages | 62 |
Release | 2001 |
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Review of the Application of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected African Countries
Title | Review of the Application of Environmental Impact Assessment in Selected African Countries PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa |
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Pages | 140 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Environmental impact analysis |
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Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries
Title | Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries PDF eBook |
Author | Asit K. Biswas |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2013-10-22 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 148310270X |
Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries is based on selected papers presented at the 1991 International Conference on Environment Impact Assessment, held at New Delhi, India. This work is organized into four parts encompassing 18 chapters. Part I provides an overview and general considerations of balance environmental impact assessment (EIA), with particular emphasis in the developing countries in Asia. Part II highlights various EIA performed in different industry, including chemical plants, coal mining, thermal and power plant, and solid waste disposal. This part also describes the simulation modeling in EIA. Part III discusses the national experiences in EIA. This part elaborates on EIA of development projects in Netherlands, Sweden, Philippines, Tanzania, Canada, India, and United Kingdom. Part IV provides a summary and recommendations. This book will prove useful to environmental and research scientists.