..., preventing changes in, or degradation of, natural conditions in these protected areas is a necessity. NGPs sometimes traverse rivers and affect marine life. Topography should be considered in the environmental impact assessment of an NGP. During pipeline construction, ground excavation reduces land stability...

...Ravi Sharma; Jean Damascene Hategekimana Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the Rwandan Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) practice and identify the possible constraints faced by EIA practitioners in Rwanda. The results presented here will help to highlight strengths and weakness...

...Jelena Pubule; Dagnija Blumberga; Francesco Romagnoli; Marika Rochas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the environmental impact assessment of power energy projects in Latvia. Every industrial activity and procedure influences the environment and climate change: each to a lesser...

...Liga Lieplapa; Dagnija Blumberga Purpose The quantitative assessment of environmental effects should be carried out using the indicators that ensure the best objectivity and efficiency of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. The aim of this paper is to clarify the effectiveness...

... Environmental impact assessment Environmental risk assessment Green issues Ireland, with a current population estimated to be 3.9 million, enters the twenty‐first century having experienced an unprecedented phase of economic growth and development. However, most of this growth has occurred around...

... of government pollution control effort expended on water issues. Environmental impact assessment Hong Kong Perceptions Pollution Generalizable standards for a “good” (or bad) environment do not exist. If environmental impact assessment (EIA) is to measure environmental qualities against...

... decreases with increase in pH value[ 7 , 8 ], they tend to be transported by leaching especially in neutral, basic and mineral soils with a low organic matter content. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Chemicals Croatia Environment Environmental impact assessment Pollution The occurrence of OC...

...Semra Siber Uluatam An environmental impact assessment, EIA, was carried out before the final development and implementation of an irrigation project with a total area of 118,853 ha. in the Konya Plain located in Central Anatolia of Turkey, by the General Directorate of State Water Works (DSI...

... existing higher education programmes that aim at developing knowledge and expertise in the fields of environmental sciences and management. The following overview is not exhaustive and might sometimes be biased. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Asia Curriculum Environmental impact assessment...