EIA Studies

En este artículo intento mostrar que los mecanismos de rendición de cuentas alrededor de los Estudios de Impacto Ambiental (destinados, precisamente, a crear un clima social favorable) entorpecen la visión de una política de la naturaleza. Argumentaré tres razones que me parecen las más relevantes. Y, al final, presentaré una alternativa que se basa en un experimento social que difiere de los mecanismos institucionalizados.

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Em regra, os estudos ambientais são o subsídio do processo decisório de licenciamento ambiental. Considerado um dos mais notáveis e completos estudos ambientais, merece destaque o Estudo de Impacto Ambiental – EIA, sob o qual giram grandes divergências.
Neste trabalho destacamos a exigência de EIA pelos órgãos licenciadores em fases posteriores à emissão de uma licença ambiental, o que vai de encontro à sua natureza preventiva. Este, que seria ordinariamente requerido na fase anterior à instalação do empreendimento, mas que, porventura, tenha sido solicitado em fases posteriores, é conhecido como EIA a posteriori. Sua pertinência, características e consequências são aqui objeto de uma análise mais aprofundada, sendo consideradas, inclusive, as soluções práticas encontradas quando da sua exigência.

Pakistan and most of the developing countries are in energy crisis. Pakistan spends almost 7 billion US$ on import of fossil fuels annually to fulfill its energy needs. The renewable and sustainable energy resources are best substitute to the conventional fuels and energy sources. Pakistan takes the opportunity to have almost of its population rural. Having a large amount of animals that give 652 million kg of manure daily from cattle and buffalo only this can be used to generate 16.3 million m3 biogas per day and 21 million tons of bio fertilizer per year. So by installing the biogas units we can overcome the energy crisis which we are facing to. They are low-cost and can be run with very small budget. Biogas energy corridor can work as a good substitute for nearly 70% of country’s population residing in rural areas. Installation of plants to store the biogas can be additional opportunity. The need of a national policy is imperative to bring this technology at farmer’s doorstep.

The main purpose of this study is to determine the amendments of Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) regulations both in Turkey and in the European Union(EU) to analyze the conformity of regulations and to reveal the differences between projects and project capacities that subject to EIA by the laws. In this context, the study will examine the entire regulations enacted at both legal systems and will determine the quantity and features of the amendment made in regulations in Turkey. After the amendments made in the regulations in Turkey are determined, the study will analyze how many of them are in conformity with the EU Directive and will try to strategize the steps that should be taken by Turkey in EIA which is one of the horizontal topics of the environmental issues covered by negotiations.

The 1991 Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Madrid Protocol), the latest instrument of the Antarctic Treaty system (ATS), establishes environmental standards to manage 10% of the planet. Under the Madrid Protocol, all activities subject to advance notice reporting obligations under the 1959 Antarctic Treaty are required to undergo prior Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The highest level EIA—termed a Comprehensive Environmental Evaluation (CEE)—requires international scrutiny. This is the only form of EIA where such scrutiny occurs and the only context under the Madrid Protocol or any other part of the ATS where the proposed actions of State
Parties, or operators subject to their jurisdiction, are subject to formal international review. Whilst this review does not provide a veto, it has been viewed as an important development in the Antarctic multilateral regime. To date, there have been 19 CEEs. This article reviews the Antarctic CEE process and evaluates its application in practice against the environmental obligations established in the Protocol. Whilst most CEEs are substantial documents and processes, which have raised the standard of environmental care in the area, there are significant generic limitations. Not one CEE appears to have led to substantial modification of the activity as first elaborated by the proponent, let alone a decision not to proceed with the activity, despite this being a mandatory consideration. There are indications that the imperatives in the CEE process are often administrative and diplomatic rather than environmental and that notwithstanding the international scrutiny of draft CEEs, state action may not be significantly changed. Suggestions are made on improvements
to the CEE process. The Madrid Protocol is a framework convention, designed so that its technical annexes, including that addressing EIA, may be periodically updated. Twelve years after its entry into force, and almost 20 years after its adoption, such
updating may now be usefulTwelve years after its entry into force, and almost 20 years after its adoption, such updating may now be useful.

Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines and Monitoring Protocols for Wind Energy Development Projects along the Rift Valley/Red Sea Flyway with a particular reference to wind energy in support of the conservation of Migratory Soaring Birds (MSB)

A B S T R A C T Myanmar's political and economic transformation and drastic expansion of foreign direct investment in natural resource sector necessitate systematic safeguards to mitigate impacts from its development activities. Myanmar promulgated the first national EIA law and procedure only recently, in 2016, and the country's institutional and financial capacity is extremely limited to implement effective EIA. This article evaluates Myanmar's EIA system against a set of evaluative criteria developed by Wood (1995) and modified by Annandle (2001). The evaluation was based on the review of the literature, investigation of EIA legislative and administrative framework, and several other sources of data and information. Opinions of professionals from international and government agencies, and researchers are also solicited. The paper then evaluates the rate of EIA disclosure in O & G sector and whether EIA in Myanmar is significance in mitigating the impact of O & G operations on the environment. The review of EIA system indicates that Myanmar generally has sound legal and administrative framework for EIA, however, its practical implementation reveals several major challenges and weaknesses. The presence of more than one standard EIA procedure and lack of interdepartmental coordination and consultation are also major concerns. Overall, the quality of EIA reports and the level of disclosure in O & G sector is higher than that of other sectors in Myanmar. Through the analysis, the paper summarizes the fundamental challenges faced by companies and government, opportunities and good practices in implementing EIA systems and propose recommendations to strengthen EIA performance. The findings of this study expect to contribute to strengthening EIA system and performance in Myanmar and other developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia.

This article examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research: (a) theoretical knowledge is more valuable than practical knowledge; (b) one cannot generalize from a single case, therefore, the single-case study cannot contribute to scientific development; (c) the case study is most useful for generating hypotheses, whereas other methods are more suitable for hypotheses testing and theory building; (d) the case study contains a bias toward verification; and (e) it is often difficult to summarize specific case studies. This article explains and corrects these misunderstandings one by one and concludes with the Kuhnian insight that a scientific discipline without a large number of thoroughly executed case studies is a discipline without systematic production of exemplars, and a discipline without exemplars is an ineffective one. Social science may be strengthened by the execution of a greater number of good case studies.

Phronetic organizational research is an approach to the study of management and organizations focusing on ethics and power. It is based on a contemporary interpretation of the Aristotelian concept phronesis, usually as ‘prudence’. Phronesis is the ability to think and act in relation to values, to deliberate about ‘things that are good or bad for humans’ in the words of Aristotle (1976:1140a24–b12). Phronetic organizational research effectively provides answers to the following four value-rational questions, for specific problematics in management and organization studies: 1. Where are we going with this specific management problematic? 2. Who gains and who loses, and by which mechanisms of power? 3. Is this development desirable? 4. What, if anything, should we do about it?

The Aalborg Project may be interpreted as a metaphor of modern politics, modern administration and planning, and of modernity itself. The basic idea of the project was comprehensive, coherent, and innovative, and it was based on rational and democratic argument. During implementation, however, when idea met reality, the play of Machiavellian princes, Nietzschean will to power, and Foucauldian rationality-as-rationalization resulted in the fragmentation of the project.

At the same time that case studies are widely used and have produced canonical texts, it may be observed that the case study as a methodology is generally held in low regard, or is simply ignored, within the academy. For example, only 2 of the 30 top-ranked U.S. graduate programs in political science require a dedicated graduate course in case study or qualitative methods, and a full third of these programs do not even offer such a course. In contrast, all of the top 30 programs offer courses in quantitative methods and almost all of them require training in such methods, often several courses. In identifying this paradox of the case study’s wide use and low regard, Gerring rightly remarks that the case study survives in a “curious methodological limbo,” and that the reason is that the method is poorly understood. In what follows, we will try to resolve Gerring’s paradox and help case study research gain wider use and acceptance.

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Dokumen Evaluasi Lingkungan Hidup (DELH) adalah dokumen yang memuat pengelolaan dan pemantauan lingkungan hidup yang merupakan bagian dari evaluasi proses pengelolaan dan pemantauan lingkungan hidup yang dikenakan bagi usaha dan/atau kegiatan yang telah memiliki izin usaha dan/atau kegiatan tetapi belum memiliki dokumen Amdal.


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The argument in this paper is that the EIA is too big a system, put up solely for the purpose of providing knowledge for decision makers to make sound decisions. It is only logical because most developmental projects (for example infrastructural, a proposed rail construction) that are in the best interest of a given municipality to be developed will be approved nonetheless. Therefore, the EIA should be regarded as a tool that goes beyond aiding better decisions; an EIA should be viewed as an evaluation that aims at improving projects overall while putting into consideration the expected environmental impacts.

This paper examines how well the scoping phase of the EIA conducted for the Lagos Light Rail (Blue Line) project influenced the Final Report. Finally, while the methodology employed in the EIA process is of a good standard, there exists an allowance for improvement through a further capacity building. Conclusively, the paper recommends the use of media (social networks and local radio stations, for example) for information dissemination to the public; regarding proposed projects and the availability of the room for participation. This will further improve the level of citizen participation EIA processes in Nigeria.

By Luna B. Leopold, Frank E. Clarke,
Bruce B. Hanshaw, and James R. Balsley
G E O L O G I C A L  S U R V E Y  C I R C U L A R  645

United States Department of the Interior
ROGERS C. B. MORTON, Secretary

Geological Survey
V. E. McKelvey, Diredor

Man cannot survive on this planet without utilizing its natural resources prudently. Every human action affects the world around us in some degree and the full effect is difficult to assess because of complex relations among living and nonliving things. Under the circumstances one can neither expect to restore the entire past nor preserve the entire present for future generations. However all can and should strive for
proper balance between resource development and maintenance of pleasant surroundings.
The Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the reports on environmental assessment that it requires are aimed at insuping such a balanced approach. To be effective we must provide a system for relating large numbers of actions and environmental factors and for placing value judgments on impacts which are difficult to quantify. At my request the Geological Survey has developed an information matrix system that is described and modeled in this Circular. It is published
with the thought that it will serve as a useful guide for environmental impact reporting and as a systematic reference. Those who share with us the desire to retain or improve the quality of our environment will recognize that this report is a sincere but still preliminary effort to fill an interim need. We hope that suggestions from others will improve this framework.

this paper highlights some of the ways through which the public can be engaged while conducting environmental impact assessment of a given project. it also justifies some of the method in conducting an impact study. State advantages and disadvantages of each.
it also gives the benefits and costs of involving the public in EIA.

“Environmental justice” refers mainly to unequal environmental impacts
on human groups based on differences such as race, ethnicity, and income. Definitions of both the “environmental” and the “justice” portions of the term are varied and continually evolving. Amazonian dams clearly fall within any definition of the concept. These dams particularly affect those who live along and depend upon Amazonian rivers, in other words, traditional residents such as indigenous peoples and ribeirinhos (traditional riverside dwellers). Benefits of the dams accrue to urban consumers and especially to industries. The export of electricity in the form of electro-intensive commodities such as aluminum illustrates inequality on an international scale, with Amazonia and its people paying the environmental price for consumption and industrial employment in countries that would themselves no longer accept the impacts of the kind unleashed by these dams.

In this paper we argue that the use of the communicative theory of Jürgen Habermas in planning theory is problematic because it hampers an understanding of how power shapes planning. We posit an alternative approach based on the power analytics of Michel Foucault which focuses on ‘what is actually done’, as opposed to Habermas’s focus on ‘what should be done’. We discuss how the Foucauldian stance problematises planning, asking difficult questions about the treatment of legitimacy, rationality, knowledge and spatiality. We conclude that Foucault offers a type of analytic planning theory which offers better prospects than does Habermas for those interested in understanding and bringing about democratic social change through planning.

This article is an overview of wind energy projects in India and their social ecological impacts. The article suggests that there is need for cumulative impact assessment of wind projects in regions which have become havens for harnessing wind energy.

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TENTANG KRITERIA PERUBAHAN USAHA DAN/ATAU KEGIATAN DAN TATA CARA
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Peça fundamental à melhor avaliação de impacto ambiental (AIA), o estudo de impacto ambiental (EIA) vem ganhando importância ao longo dos seus pouco mais de trinta anos de existência. Entendemos, porém, que a despeito dos avanços, o EIA ainda não consegue desempenhar a contento o seu papel, em razão das falhas que a legislação a ele atinente ainda possui. O objetivo dessa pesquisa, portanto, foi comprovar que os defeitos na normatização brasileira e portuguesa relativa ao EIA descendem, em sua maioria, de uma aplicação equivocada dos Princípios do Poluidor-Pagador e da Precaução. Para tal, foi realizada a análise da legislação ambiental nos dois Estados – nomeadamente no que tange ao EIA – bem como dos princípios em tela e o necessário cotejo das normas com os princípios nominados. Para contribuir no aprimoramento da execução dos EIA’s no Brasil e em Portugal, algumas alterações legislativas foram propostas como forma de adequar a legislação aos princípios indicados.
Palavras-chave: Avaliação de impacto ambiental. Estudo de impacto ambiental. Princípio da Precaução. Princípio do Poluidor-Pagador.

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Dokumen Evaluasi Lingkungan Hidup (DELH) adalah dokumen yang memuat pengelolaan dan pemantauan lingkungan hidup yang merupakan bagian dari evaluasi proses pengelolaan dan pemantauan lingkungan hidup yang dikenakan bagi usaha dan/atau kegiatan yang telah memiliki izin usaha dan/atau kegiatan tetapi belum memiliki dokumen Amdal. Apabila membutuhkan jasa konsultasi terkait dokumen lingkungan (AMDAL, DELH, UKL-UPL, Feasibility Study) dapat menghubungi nomor dibawah ini.

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This summary environmental impact assessment is based on three environmental assessment reports for the proposed Subregional Transport Connectivity Project (the Project) in India. These reports were (i) the initial environmental examination (IEE) of the proposed rehabilitation and improvement of Baharampur and Maldah bridges; (ii) the IEE of the proposed rehabilitation and improvement of the road connecting Fulbari (on the border of India and Bangladesh) to Panitanki (next to Kakarbhitta in Nepal), and the road connecting Hasimara (in India) to Jaigaon (next to Phuentsholing in Bhutan); and (iii) the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the proposed rehabilitation and improvement of national highways (NH) connecting Raiganj to Dalkhola and Sevok to Gangtok, as well as the construction of two bypasses in Dalkhola and Barasat in West Bengal Province. In addition, this summary took into account the reports of the rapid wildlife movement assessment that was carried out in Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary (MWS) area and Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS).


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This article presents the theoretical and methodological considerations behind a research method which the author calls ‘phronetic planning research’. Such research sets out to answer four questions of power and values for specific instances of planning: (1) Where are we going with planning? (2) Who gains and who loses, and by which mechanisms of power? (3) Is this development desirable? (4) What, if anything, should we do about it? A central task of phronetic planning research is to provide concrete examples and detailed narratives of the ways in which power and values work in planning and with what consequences to whom, and to suggest how relations of power and values could be changed to work with other consequences. Insofar as planning situations become clear, they are clarified by detailed stories of who is doing what to whom. Clarifications of that kind are a principal concern for phronetic planning research and provide the main link to praxis.

The originating Section of this publication in the IAEA was:
Industrial Applications and Chemistry Section
International Atomic Energy Agency
Wagramer Strasse 5 P.O. Box 100 A-1400 Vienna, Austria

The IAEA officers responsible for this publication were J.-R. Blaise,
C. Ganguly and K. Wenrich of the Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology

Environmental impact assessments and/or statements (EIS) are a prerequisite for opening or expanding uranium mining projects. Their overall objective is to ensure that all matters affecting the environment to a significant extent are fully examined and taken into account before irrevocable development decisions are made. Since an EIS contains extensive information related to the physical, biological, chemical and socio-economic condition of an area proposed for development, it provides invaluable guidelines for minimizing environmental impact during operations as well as for environmental restoration and decommissioning after a mine is closed.

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OCEAN CAY AND THE BIMINIS, THE BAHAMAS
by Haley & Aldrich, Inc. for AES Ocean LNG, Ltd.

The proposed LNG facility, discussed in greater detail in Section 2 of the EIA, will be located on Ocean Cay, situated approximately 30 km (18 mi) south of South Bimini island and 80 km (50 mi) east of the coast of Florida. The facility will receive LNG from ocean-going LNG tankers, store it, remove LPG from it, re-gasify it, and deliver natural gas via pipeline to Florida and North Bimini. LNG will be delivered to Ocean Cay in LNG tankers having various capacities, with the facility able to accommodate ships with storage capacities up to 160,000 m3 (1 million bbl).


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This paper takes a look at urbanization and environment in Africa mega cities with reference to Nigeria; it enumerates the problems caused by the continued influx of migrant into cities and the attendant challenges these population impacts on the environment. It found out that with proper management and governance, the chilling prospect of a serious deterioration in quality of life, tremendous urban growth and decay could be averted. The report noted that continuing rate of urbanization and migration factor from rural to urban areas will expand the number of mega cities, and it concedes that mega cities are often plagued by environmental deterioration, inadequate housing, traffic congestion, social alienation slums, crime, pollution and waste management problems as well as homelessness. Etc. The paper, observed that mega cities are important to a country's economic development, and also provide residents with a satisfying quality of life, if properly managed. The report looked for ways of solving the problems to a significant degree and observed that nearly in all cases, the gaps are management related, and recommends ways of improving the quality of citizen life by provision of adequate and quality housing, reduction in land costs, healthy environment, clean water and sanitation services, security within the city, employment opportunity, bolstering urban farming, and improving public transportation at all cost.
This will be met through an approach on urban governance rooted in environmental management for a resilient urban development in Nigeria.

Keywords: Urbanization, Urban, Governance, Environment, Challenges and Management

Back cover text: If the new fin de siècle marks a recurrence of the real, Bent Flyvbjerg’s Rationality and Power epitomizes that development and sets new standards for social and political inquiry. The Danish town of Aalborg is to Flyvbjerg what Florence was to Machiavelli: a laboratory for understanding the real workings of power, and for grasping what they mean to our more general concerns of social and political organization. Politics, administration, and planning are examined in ways that allow  a rare, in-depth understanding. The reader witnesses, firsthand, the classic and endless drama which defines what modernity and democracy are and can be.

This paper aims to discuss the impact of multipurpose river valley projects on
economy and the environment of the areas affected by it. A case study of Madikheda Dam
Project is carried out, which is constructed in the core region of Madhav National Park in
Madhya Pradesh (INDIA). Impact analysis is done on the flora and fauna and as well as on
economic and social development. It is concluded that though a large scale of depletion of
forest and extinction of wild animals will be the consequences in due course of time after
completion of its all phase’s construction , its economic impact is tremendous. It will not
only solve the energy crises but also generate the substantial amount of employment and
will supply ample water for irrigation. The study is mainly based upon the collection of
primarily and secondary data. The primary data were gathered through framing
questionnaire, scheduled, and interview of the affected people of all thirteen villages,
government officials, and old and experienced people. Secondary data were collected from
different sources such as forest department, water resource department and statistical
department.

Este terceiro volume da série sobre “Hidrelétricas na Amazônia: Impactos Ambientais e Sociais na Tomada de Decisões sobre Grandes Obras” apresenta versões em Português de trabalhos sobre o assunto publicados depois da publicação dos primeiros dois volumes em 2015. Algumas informações foram atualizadas desde as publicações originais. Cada capítulo do livro, assim como as publicações originais, é intencionado a ser independente dos outros, o que significa que alguma
repetição de informação é necessária. As decisões tomadas nos próximos anos sobre desenvolvimento hidrelétrico serão entre as mais
influentes em determinar o futuro da população humana e do meio ambiente na região amazônica. A magnitude dos planos, junto com a magnitude dos impactos provocados pela construção de obras deste
porte, faz com que seja extremamente importante tirar todas as lições possíveis dos erros e acertos no planejamento e construção das hidrelétricas na região até agora. Estas experiências indicam a necessidade de melhoria dos sistemas de planejamento
de desenvolvimento, análise de impactos e licenciamento
de obras. Este livro reúne as informações de uma forma acessível para facilitar um re-pensamento da forma de planejar e licenciar grandes projetos de todos os tipos, não apenas hidrelétricas