Rice is the most widely used cereal for human consumption, attributing its production as one of important activities global population. Therefore, given economic and nutritional value, assessing sustainability this process could be worth noting. In regard, research aims to investigate recent literature related Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) rice primary production, clarify extent which Thinking (L...

The present paper examines the historical evolution of health impact assessments as part of the environmental assessment process. The development of a coherent public health framework must be based on the model of determinants of health, integrating toxic and infectious risks and social impacts of projects. The integration of common concepts, processes and methodologies from the area of public ...

In this article, I argue that attempting to solve real problems is a possible approach to bring social and natural sciences together, and suggest that - as Environmental Impact Assessment necessarily brings together social and environmental issues - this debate is a strong candidate for such a task. The argument is based on a general discussion about the possibilities and limitations of Environ...

We have reviewed the way that Impact Assessment is being applied to European Commission policies, and evaluated the Commission's recently published Impact Assessment Guidelines. Based on an analysis of recent meta-studies, the Commission's Guidelines for Impact Assessment and some case studies, we set out some core principles to guide future Impact Assessments, including transparency, quality c...

Environmental researchers in Iran have encountered serious and new challenges about the methods that responding to research demands for development, because of the rapid economic and social development of Iran during the last decades. On one side, traditional methods of environmental impact assessment have been criticized severely by specialists. On the other hand, theoretical bases and practic...