{"id":12868,"date":"2018-11-06T22:52:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T22:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/?p=12868"},"modified":"2023-01-20T19:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T19:09:00","slug":"eia-environmental-impact-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/examchum.uk\/landscape-architecture\/eia-environmental-impact-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an EIA?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)<\/strong> is the assessment process of the significant\u00a0<\/span>effects a\u00a0development<\/a> is going to have on the environment, whether positive or negative. The purpose of an EIA is to identify and assess the potential impacts of a project on the environment, and to determine whether the project can be modified to minimize or avoid those impacts. EIA also aims to enhance the decision-making process by providing relevant information to the decision-makers and the public and by promoting public participation in the process.<\/p>\n

It can also help to ensure that the project is designed and implemented in a way that minimizes or avoids potential environmental impacts.<\/p>\n

An EIA process typically includes several stages, including screening, scoping, impact analysis, mitigation and impact management, consultation and public participation, reporting, and decision-making. The EIA process is usually required by law for certain types of projects, such as large infrastructure projects, mining, and energy projects.<\/p>\n

It is very important to stress the fact that the EIA process only assesses the significant effects, rather than all possible effects regardless of their sometimes low impact.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_message icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book”]LEGISLATION: Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017<\/strong>[\/vc_message][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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