What environmental components are considered in EIA?
Given the extremely broad definition of the environment, it is unreasonable to expect an EIA to cover all components. Most EIA systems define which components must be considered, and some offer lists of those which may be considered. A few leave the decision to those conducting the Assessment. In fact, best practice demands that for each EIA done, a scoping study is conducted so as to identify which aspects of the environment are most likely to be affected by the proposed development, and therefore which should be given most weight in the EIA. Questions Top of the page Ask Another Question 4. What is an “environmental effect or impact”? An Environmental Impact (the term effect is preferred in the UK) is a change in conditions from the original or baseline condition. An impact can be good, bad or neutral, but in either case, EIA attempts to anticipate it before it happens, so as to determine whether it is desirable, tolerable or otherwise. Questions Top of the page Ask Another Question
