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EIA
Assessment of alteration of existing environmental conditions Creation of new environmental conditions adverse/ beneficial caused or induced by project intervention.
Scope
Physical components Biological components Socio-economic components Cultural components of the environment under consideration.
Objectives
To define the existing conditions To identify and quantify (to the extent possible) alterations due to the proposed project
Scope in detail
To address Environmental impact of the proposed action Adverse environmental impact of the intervention
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Munns Defn.
EIA seeks to identify & predict the impact on the environment & on mans health & wellbeing of legislative proposals , policies, programs, projects & operational procedures , & to interpret & communicate information about the impacts.
- R.E. Munn (1979)
EIA Process
A systematic, holistic & multi-disciplinary process that examines, in advance, the environmental consequences of interventions, indirect or direct, into nature (ecosystems)/ natural resources.
The Emphasis
The emphasis is on safeguards of a preventive/ reductive nature. Phase-I
- Project screening (Is EIA needed?) - Scoping (Which issues/ impacts?) - Description of Project/ Dev. Intervention & Alternatives - Environmental Base-line - Identification of key Impacts