In Malaysia, at present, 19 different category projects require Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports duly approved by Department of Environment (DOE) before their implementation. Predictions on environmental impacts made during EIA for major development projects are hypotheses about such responses, which can be tested with data collected from environmental monitoring programs. The syst...

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an intrinsically complex multi-dimensional process, involving multiple criteria and multiple actors. Multi-criteria methods can serve as useful decision aids for carrying out the EIA. This paper proposes the use of a multi-criteria technique, namely the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), for the purpose. AHP has the flexibility to combine quantitative and...

An environmental impact assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the natural, social and economic aspects.  Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Masjid-I-Sulaiman desalination and operating unit’s project in the southern of Iran using Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) method is pre...

There is growing concern about the environmental, social and health consequences of development projects. Environmental impact assessment (EIA), which aims to address this concern, is often conducted with little input from the health sector. Quantifying the health benefits and risks of a project or policy requires an innovative synthesis of socio-demographic, environmental health, epidemiologic...

introduction determining the importance of environmental impacts is one of the main issues and concerns in the process of environmental impact assessment (eia) of projects. ecological impacts assessment is very complicated and requires estimates and anticipates of all environmental impacts and thus always associated with uncertainty. a major problem in assessment of ecological impacts is that t...

Kish Island is a popular tourist destination in Iran, and tourism plays an important role in its economy. The volume of waste produced in the island has increased given the construction of numerous industrial projects over the past decade, as well as an increase in the tourist population. This expansion signals a need to create new methods of waste disposal. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA...

Focusing on environmental impact assessment as a new tool to determine the harmful effects of projects on the environment is very necessary. The establishment of cement plants in Iran is accompanied by huge investments that aim to create jobs and have others economic aspects; this trend is on the rise. However, cement plants contribute to environmental pollutions. Therefore, understanding the e...

Abstract Since the 1970s, environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been employed as an management tool to minimize or prevent potential impacts caused. Its use in Turkey was mandated from February 7, 1993. An EIA, which is of particular concern mining sector, implemented many sectors. In this study, after providing brief information about EIA regulation, analysis done by determining status act...

The environmental impact assessment process (EIA) for projects, programs, concepts and the financial assistance was approved officially for the first time in 1969 by the law on national environmental policy accepted in the USA. The mentioned process was developed through the legal directive of the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) in 1985, by which the minimum requirements to the EIA were es...