METHODS OF EIAAKHIL CHIBBER

B.PLAN. 6TH SEMESTER

METHODS OF EIA• SIMULATION MODELS

• MATRICES & CHECKLIST

• EXPERTS JUDGEMENT

• GIS & MAP OVERLAYS

• FLOWCHARTS & DECISION TREES

• MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS

• CONTIGENCY ANALYSIS

CHECKLIST

• IT REFERS TO THE STRUCTURED LIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY BEING AFFECTED.

• THE MAIN FUNCTION OF CHECKLIST IS TO IDENTIFY ALL POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PROPOSAL.

• IT SHOULD ENABLE IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACTS ON:

• SOIL

• WATER

• ATMOSPHERE

• FLORA

• FAUNA

• RESOURCES

• RECREATION

• CULTURAL

CHECKLIST• IT COMPRISES OF 3 TYPES:

1. SIMPLE: NO INFORMATION NEEDED ON MAGNITUDE OR IMPORTANCE OF IMPACTS

2. DESCRIPTIVE: REQUIRE INFORMATION ON MAGNITUDE OR IMPORTANCE OF IMPACTS AS WELL AS INDICATION ON PREDICTION METHODS AND INDICATORS

3. SCALING CHECKLIST: SIMILAR TO DESCRIPTIVE CHECKLIST, BUT WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON SUBJECTIVE SCALING OF THE PARAMETERS

4. SCALING WEIGHING CHECKLIST: SIMILAR TO SCALING CHECKLIST, WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF EACH PARAMETER WITH RESPECT TO ALL THE OTHER PARAMETERS

SIMPLE CHECKLIST

SIMPLE CHECKLIST DEVELOPED FOR THE HUASAI-THALE NOI ROAD PROJECT

*SOURCE - NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT BOARAD 1980

WEIGHINNG & SCALING CHECKLIST

CHECKLIST: ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCEKey criteria Key Environmental sources

Air & Climate changes

• Air Quality levels• SO2 levels• CO2 emission

Protected areas Designated areas (ha) under national or international protection(e.g. Natura -2000 – Special conservation areas & special protection areas

Natural Resources

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Water .....

Soil .....

Landscape .....

Noise .....

Coastal Areas .....

• STRUCTURED LIST OF KEY POTENTIAL FACTORS FOR ANALYSIS OR KEY IMPACTS - AIDE- MEMOIRE

• OFTEN RESULT FROM EXPERTS JUDGEMENT PUBLISHED BY PUBLIC / INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• ENABLE INTERDISCIPLINARY DISCUSSIONS

• PREPARATORY STAGE FOR MATRIX ASSESS)MENT (CHECKLIST OF ACTIONS /ACTIVITIES AND CHECKLIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES• GUIDED TOUR - STANDARD ANALYSIS, MISSES SPECIFIC ISSUES