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environmental impact assessment

an assessment of the environmental impact of a proposed INVESTMENT project such as a new road or by-pass to determine the extent of any POLLUTION effects and destruction of natural habitats. Government authorities in the European Union are now required to undertake an environmental impact assessment of a proposed public investment project. See COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.

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[11] Therefore, the EU and other world countries have begun creating the laws in order to regulate environmental protection by bring a number of legal acts related to the environmental impact assessment of certain projects.

Key Elements Analysis Of Projects' Environmental Impact Assessment

The most important environmental impacts mainly include altered flooding and hydrology patterns, sedimentation and siltation, seismic activity and land sliding and variation in biodiversity (affecting flora and fauna)[1,2,3,4].

IS THE KALABAGH DAM SUSTAINABLE? AN INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. (A REVIEW)

This approach is able to identify where the biggest environmental impacts lie and to devise strategies on how best to mitigate these impacts.

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"By publishing the IW EPD and industry baselines for concrete we are helping producers accelerate their progress toward reducing their environmental impacts and supporting the drive toward product optimization through disclosure," adds NRMCA President Robert Garbini.

Industry-Wide EPD for ready mixed premiers

They found that the majority of predicted environmental impacts would be caused by materials production and manufacturing processes.

Wind turbine energy payback

Fortunately, there are a number of tools that can be used to better understand and address environmental impacts, including carbon foot printing, risk assessment, and life cycle assessment.

Answering the call for verifiable lite cycle information

Both proposals are in the beginning stages of the development of a draft environmental impact statement by a federal agency ultimately responsible for issuing a permit.

State's flawed environmental oversight persists

Part 2 of the study, Life-Cycle Assessment of Energy and Environmental Impacts of LED Lighting Products: LED Manufacturing and Performance, compared the environmental impacts of the three types of lamps from the beginning to the end of their lifecycles--including manufacturing, shipping, operation and disposal.

The full environmental impact, from cradle to grave: part 3 of a study continues the DOE's head-to-head environmental assessment of incandescent vs. CFL vs. LED

It states that the competent authorities may make approval conditional on the adoption of measures to prevent, reduce or compensate for environmental impacts. The directive also imposes public participation (consultation) from the early stages of decision-making, when all options are still open, i.e.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT : OVERHAUL OF EIA DIRECTIVE UNDER WAY

Using the English Premier League as a case study, my research aims to fill some of these knowledge gaps and gain a better understanding of the social and environmental impacts of a high profile sport like football.

How the titans of the Premier League have a role to play in the community in terms of sustainability; Heledd Jenkins is a research associate at Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society at Cardiff University. She is currently investigating the social and environmental sustainability of sports organisations

Upon receipt of the Study Brief, AAHK and its consultants are expected to begin conducting a series of comprehensive studies designed to assess potential environmental impacts and launch a series of stakeholder engagement activities to solicit public views.

Project profile for expanding Hong Kong Airport into three-runway system submitted by Airport Authority Hong Kong