In October 2011, I provided an intensive workshop for the OPPI in Ottawa. The workshop was entitled, "Towards Sustainability: Coordination of Planning and Class EA". The workshop challenged participants to coordinate Class EA studies with Planning Act applications to meet sustainability goals.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Writing Environmental Assessments (...rshimoda2014
Clough, Helen - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
This session follows Part 1 and will continue training on the EA process. Part 2 will address development of alternatives and description of the affected environment. Part 2 will end with a discussion of environmental consequences. Discussion of environmental consequences will carry over into Part 3.
While environmental impact statements (EISs) and environmental assessments (EAs) have been prepared for federal and federally funded actions for over 40 years, developing a reasonable range of alternatives, identifying the affected environment and the actual analysis of the likely environmental effects of a proposed action is often poorly understood.
The presenters will draw upon their over 50 years of experience with NEPA to describe alternatives, the affected environment and impact analysis focused on topics relevant to river management. Examples relevant to both river planning and river management will be explored and critiqued. Resource-specific analysis (for examples, effects on wildlife, effects on recreation, effects on water quality) and cumulative impact analysis (effects of past, present, and “reasonably foreseeable” future actions) will be explored. Sources of additional information and training on the subject will also be shared. Hands-on exercises will help participants expand knowledge and skill in impact assessment.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Writing Environmental Assessments (...rshimoda2014
Clough, Helen - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
Judith Kurtzman - Utah State University
Writing clear Environmental Assessments (EAs) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is critical to successful implementation of the law and more importantly good decisions. The NEPA process must be well documented in clear language so that the proposals, alternatives and the environmental effects of proposals and alternatives are clearing explained. Often the NEPA analysis is not well documented resulting in costly delays in projects as appeals and litigation occur regarding the NEPA analysis. This training will focus on how to properly document the NEPA analysis for EAs with emphasis and examples relevant to rivers and river management.
This first part of the 3-part training will review NEPA and the types of NEPA documentation. The session will focus on scoping, public involvement, and defining the purpose and need for action. The session will include exercises and review of relevant documents. Ample time is allotted for discussion and questions from participants. The session will be followed up by Parts 2 and 3 covering the rest of the EA process.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Writing Environmental Assessments (...rshimoda2014
Helen Clough - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired, Judith Kurtzman - Utah State University
Writing clear Environmental Assessments (EAs) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is critical to successful implementation of the law and more importantly good decisions. The NEPA process must be well documented in clear language so that the proposals, alternatives and the environmental effects of proposals and alternatives are clearing explained. Often the NEPA analysis is not well documented resulting in costly delays in projects as appeals and litigation occur regarding the NEPA analysis.
This training session is a continuation of the materials presented in Writing Environmental Assessments, Parts 1 and 2. Resource-specific analysis (for examples, effects on wildlife, effects on recreation, effects on water quality) and cumulative impact analysis (effects of past, present, and “reasonably foreseeable” future actions) will be explored. Mitigation and monitoring will be addressed. As with the other NEPA sessions examples relevant to river management will be explored and critiqued. Ample time is allotted for discussion and questions from participants.
Impediments to Interagency Cooperation on Space and Earth Science MissionsArt Charo
The document discusses a study by the National Research Council's Space Studies Board on impediments to interagency collaboration on space and earth science missions. The study examined case studies of different types of collaborations and found that collaborations often result in increased complexity and costs compared to independent projects. The committee's principal recommendation is for agencies to conduct projects independently unless there are compelling reasons like unique capabilities or an intended transition between agencies. If collaboration is pursued, the document recommends specific incentives and support be provided and that key elements like clear decision-making processes be incorporated.
presentation on a paper of EIA given by Richard K. Morgan. The paper includes the growth of EIA around the world in last 40 years and also includes the effectiveness of EIA.
Environmental impact assessment methodology by Dr. I.M. Mishra Professor, Dep...Arvind Kumar
The document discusses various methodologies used for environmental impact assessments, including ad hoc methods, overlay maps, impact checklists, impact matrices, and cause-condition-effect networks. It provides detailed explanations and examples of each methodology. The network method uses an "impact tree" to relate primary, secondary, and tertiary effects by answering questions about impacts within project activities. Weighting schemes can incorporate probabilities and magnitudes of impacts.
“Why Information Matters: a foundation for resilience” is
part of Embracing Change: The Critical Role of Information,
funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to
support the Internews’ Center for Innovation and Learning’s
research on the role of information ecosystems in building
resilience. Many thanks to the Rockefeller Foundation, and
especially to Sundaa Bridgett-Jones, Associate Director,
International Development, for vital input and support.
Economics of Climate Change Adaptation Training - Session 1UNDP Climate
This document summarizes a presentation on the welfare foundations of cost-benefit analysis. It discusses how cost-benefit analysis is grounded in welfare economics and aims to provide decision-makers information about the economic efficiency of projects or policies. Specifically, it covers the concepts of Pareto efficiency and potential Pareto improvements as criteria for assessing whether a project increases social welfare. While perfect social welfare functions cannot be constructed, cost-benefit analysis approximates changes in welfare by measuring total willingness to pay for benefits versus costs.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Writing Environmental Assessments (...rshimoda2014
Clough, Helen - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
This session follows Part 1 and will continue training on the EA process. Part 2 will address development of alternatives and description of the affected environment. Part 2 will end with a discussion of environmental consequences. Discussion of environmental consequences will carry over into Part 3.
While environmental impact statements (EISs) and environmental assessments (EAs) have been prepared for federal and federally funded actions for over 40 years, developing a reasonable range of alternatives, identifying the affected environment and the actual analysis of the likely environmental effects of a proposed action is often poorly understood.
The presenters will draw upon their over 50 years of experience with NEPA to describe alternatives, the affected environment and impact analysis focused on topics relevant to river management. Examples relevant to both river planning and river management will be explored and critiqued. Resource-specific analysis (for examples, effects on wildlife, effects on recreation, effects on water quality) and cumulative impact analysis (effects of past, present, and “reasonably foreseeable” future actions) will be explored. Sources of additional information and training on the subject will also be shared. Hands-on exercises will help participants expand knowledge and skill in impact assessment.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Writing Environmental Assessments (...rshimoda2014
Clough, Helen - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
Judith Kurtzman - Utah State University
Writing clear Environmental Assessments (EAs) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is critical to successful implementation of the law and more importantly good decisions. The NEPA process must be well documented in clear language so that the proposals, alternatives and the environmental effects of proposals and alternatives are clearing explained. Often the NEPA analysis is not well documented resulting in costly delays in projects as appeals and litigation occur regarding the NEPA analysis. This training will focus on how to properly document the NEPA analysis for EAs with emphasis and examples relevant to rivers and river management.
This first part of the 3-part training will review NEPA and the types of NEPA documentation. The session will focus on scoping, public involvement, and defining the purpose and need for action. The session will include exercises and review of relevant documents. Ample time is allotted for discussion and questions from participants. The session will be followed up by Parts 2 and 3 covering the rest of the EA process.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Writing Environmental Assessments (...rshimoda2014
Helen Clough - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired, Judith Kurtzman - Utah State University
Writing clear Environmental Assessments (EAs) as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is critical to successful implementation of the law and more importantly good decisions. The NEPA process must be well documented in clear language so that the proposals, alternatives and the environmental effects of proposals and alternatives are clearing explained. Often the NEPA analysis is not well documented resulting in costly delays in projects as appeals and litigation occur regarding the NEPA analysis.
This training session is a continuation of the materials presented in Writing Environmental Assessments, Parts 1 and 2. Resource-specific analysis (for examples, effects on wildlife, effects on recreation, effects on water quality) and cumulative impact analysis (effects of past, present, and “reasonably foreseeable” future actions) will be explored. Mitigation and monitoring will be addressed. As with the other NEPA sessions examples relevant to river management will be explored and critiqued. Ample time is allotted for discussion and questions from participants.
Impediments to Interagency Cooperation on Space and Earth Science MissionsArt Charo
The document discusses a study by the National Research Council's Space Studies Board on impediments to interagency collaboration on space and earth science missions. The study examined case studies of different types of collaborations and found that collaborations often result in increased complexity and costs compared to independent projects. The committee's principal recommendation is for agencies to conduct projects independently unless there are compelling reasons like unique capabilities or an intended transition between agencies. If collaboration is pursued, the document recommends specific incentives and support be provided and that key elements like clear decision-making processes be incorporated.
presentation on a paper of EIA given by Richard K. Morgan. The paper includes the growth of EIA around the world in last 40 years and also includes the effectiveness of EIA.
Environmental impact assessment methodology by Dr. I.M. Mishra Professor, Dep...Arvind Kumar
The document discusses various methodologies used for environmental impact assessments, including ad hoc methods, overlay maps, impact checklists, impact matrices, and cause-condition-effect networks. It provides detailed explanations and examples of each methodology. The network method uses an "impact tree" to relate primary, secondary, and tertiary effects by answering questions about impacts within project activities. Weighting schemes can incorporate probabilities and magnitudes of impacts.
“Why Information Matters: a foundation for resilience” is
part of Embracing Change: The Critical Role of Information,
funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to
support the Internews’ Center for Innovation and Learning’s
research on the role of information ecosystems in building
resilience. Many thanks to the Rockefeller Foundation, and
especially to Sundaa Bridgett-Jones, Associate Director,
International Development, for vital input and support.
Economics of Climate Change Adaptation Training - Session 1UNDP Climate
This document summarizes a presentation on the welfare foundations of cost-benefit analysis. It discusses how cost-benefit analysis is grounded in welfare economics and aims to provide decision-makers information about the economic efficiency of projects or policies. Specifically, it covers the concepts of Pareto efficiency and potential Pareto improvements as criteria for assessing whether a project increases social welfare. While perfect social welfare functions cannot be constructed, cost-benefit analysis approximates changes in welfare by measuring total willingness to pay for benefits versus costs.
Developmental Evaluation is an analytical approach that uses information collection, sense-making and evidence-based decision support to facilitate adaptive management of complex social programs and interventions. It is needed because development challenges are often "wicked problems" that are complex with unclear boundaries and unpredictable dynamics. Developmental Evaluation uses tools like Most Significant Change narratives, dashboards, and sentinel indicators to help platforms and partners continuously learn and adapt their approaches over time in response to changes in these complex systems. Good practices for Developmental Evaluation emphasize using multiple methods at different scales, facilitating intentional learning discussions, balancing rigor with useful information, and fostering partnerships focused on joint learning rather than transactional relationships.
This document outlines the course contents for a semester on Environmental Impact Assessment at Anna University. It covers 5 units: (1) introduction to EIA including its historical development, process, and regulatory aspects in India; (2) components and methods used for EIA like matrices, checklists, and modeling tools; (3) impact on socio-economic systems including definitions of social impact assessment; (4) environmental management plans including preparation, implementation and review; and (5) sectoral EIA related to infrastructure, mining, industry and other sectors. The introduction provides a detailed overview of the EIA process involving screening, scoping, analysis, mitigation and its role in decision making for proposed projects and developments.
This document outlines the 3 levels of analysis for federal actions: categorical exclusion (CatEx), environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI), and environmental impact statement (EIS). It describes the process for each level of analysis, including determining if a CatEx applies, conducting an EA to assess environmental impacts and determining if an EIS is needed, and the steps for preparing a draft and final EIS. It also provides conceptual frameworks for EIS preparation and the key stages in the EIS preparation process.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Project ManagementJoy Bhattacharjee
Environmental Impact Assessment is a systematic process by which we can identify what will be the future consequences of a projected or recent actions.
The document outlines the key aspects of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It discusses the history, purpose, philosophy, key elements, analysis procedures, and potential shortcomings of EIAs. The main points are that EIAs are systematic processes used to identify and evaluate the potential environmental effects of proposed actions or projects. They provide an information base for decision-making and aim to implement preventative environmental management. The document describes the various phases and procedural steps involved in conducting an EIA from project description to decision-making.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Overview - Helen Clough, Judith Kurt...rshimoda2014
Clough, Helen - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
Judith Kurtzman - Utah State University
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been in effect for over 40 years. The current federal regulations that implement the law have been in place for almost 30 years. Federal agencies with river management responsibilities have similar rules and procedures for implementing NEPA. This session will provide a general overview of NEPA with emphasis and examples relevant to rivers and river management.
Topics covered include the purpose and procedural requirements of NEPA; how NEPA is used in making decisions; applicability of NEPA; different levels of NEPA analysis including Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Categorical Exclusions. The basic components of NEPA analysis including public involvement will be covered. There will be a brief discussion of other related laws and how NEPA is integrated into natural resource agency planning and decision making. Relevant examples from river management will be discussed.
This session is a prerequisite for those with little or no knowledge of NEPA.
This chapter describes some of the simplest techniques and methods for EIA, and gives information to
help choose the most appropriate method for a given situation.
This document presents an environmental impact assessment report prepared by six students for a project referred to as MEL422. It summarizes the key aspects and steps of an environmental impact assessment process, including identifying and predicting environmental effects, considering social and health impacts, and preventing, mitigating and offsetting significant adverse effects. The report then outlines the various stages of an environmental impact assessment, from screening and scoping to impact analysis, mitigation, reporting and environmental management planning. It provides examples and checklists to guide the environmental impact assessment process.
Overview of the California Environmental Quality Act: statute adoption, legal basis, implementation, technical considerations and methodologies, impact assessment, mitigation and litigation.
The document introduces Outcome Mapping, a method for planning and assessing social change projects. It was developed in the 1990s as an alternative to traditional logical framework and results-based management approaches. Outcome Mapping focuses on influencing boundary partners' behaviors rather than attributing impact. It defines progress markers to track non-linear changes in partners over time. The method has been used successfully by organizations like VECO and St2eep to integrate monitoring and evaluation into project planning and promote learning.
Final final collaborating on outcomes 30 5 12Kerry McCarroll
The Building Change Trust is a 10 year £10 million charitable fund established by the Big Lottery Fund to support change and transformation in the Northern Ireland Community and Voluntary sector. Its vision is for a strong, vibrant, independent and relevant community and voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. The Trust is actively considering its role in supporting impact measurement to help organizations focus on impact, understand achievements, and identify what works to make best use of limited resources.
This document discusses the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study and initiatives to promote its application. It notes that TEEB has drawn international attention for presenting a rationale for valuing natural capital. Several international forums have been held by conservation organizations to promote TEEB. The document outlines initiatives in ASEAN countries to introduce TEEB and integrate ecosystem values into planning. It also discusses challenges faced in applying TEEB, including awareness issues, methodological challenges, and the need for connections to other efforts like climate change and biodiversity policies. Next steps proposed include scoping studies in ASEAN, leveraging resources to support valuation work, and presenting results at COP11 to further TEEB initiatives
This document summarizes a workshop on behavior change hosted by Dr. Sea Rotmann on April 8, 2016 in Dublin. The workshop was part of Task 24, a research task within the International Energy Agency focused on behavior change related to energy demand and efficiency. The workshop addressed helping those working to change behaviors ("behavior changers") which included representatives from government, industry, research, and non-profits. The agenda covered an introduction to Task 24, case studies from Ireland and the UK on residential energy efficiency initiatives, defining key issues, and using frameworks to develop strategies from the end user perspective.
This document provides an overview of basic concepts for environmental impact assessment (EIA). It defines key terms like "impacts" and "baseline situation." The EIA process begins with understanding the proposed activity and its development objective. It then involves screening the activity to determine the appropriate level of analysis. A preliminary assessment may be conducted for activities of moderate or unknown risk to identify impacts and necessary mitigation measures. For very high risk activities, a full EIA study is required, which involves more detailed analysis of alternatives and impacts. Public participation is an important part of transparent and effective EIA.
This workshop followed the Energy Cultures conference and was designed to showcase how different models of understanding behaviour worked in practice, how to better use storytelling and how to collectively design a behavioural intervention.
This document outlines an agenda for a hands-on workshop on systemic design. The workshop will introduce participants to the systemic design toolkit and have them work through cases. It will include presentations on systemic design and the toolkit, identifying leverage points in a food waste system case, developing intervention strategies, and creating generic and contextual intervention models. Participants will present their models and discuss how the toolkit and approach could be applied and improved. The goal is to help participants solve complex challenges using a solution-oriented systemic design process.
A project done for sustainability lecture in Dublin Institute of technology for the course of Construction Management giving an introduction to Environmental Impact assessment.
This document outlines the principles of environmental impact assessment (EIA) best practices. It is organized into two main parts. Part 1 describes the purpose, aims, and approach used to develop the principles. The principles are intended to provide guidance to those involved in applying EIA processes. Part 2 presents the definition of EIA as identifying, predicting, evaluating, and mitigating environmental effects prior to major decisions. It lists the objectives of EIA and introduces the basic and operating principles, which include transparency, participation, practicality, and applying EIA early in decision making.
Success or failure perspectives from hydropower resettlementCPWF Mekong
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy 2013. Presentation from Session 10: Private sector policies for contributing to environmental and social sustainability
Sustainable Organization Trainings for Georgetown Country Public ServicesESD UNU-IAS
Sustainable Organization Trainings for Georgetown Country Public Services
Ms. Peg Howell, M.B.A., Community Outreach Coordinator, Georgetown RISE, RCE Georgetown
Ms. Maeve Snyder, M.S., Director of Communications and Education Task Force, Georgetown RISE - Coastal Training Program Coordinator, Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, RCE Georgetown
9th Americas RCE Regional Meeting
13 & 14 October, 2020
Unit 3 point 1 Environmental Sustainabilityashishjaswal
The document discusses various types of impact assessments used to evaluate proposed projects and policies. It defines environmental impact assessment (EIA) as identifying future environmental consequences of actions. The objectives of EIA are to identify, predict, and evaluate economic, environmental and social impacts, and provide information for decision making. It also discusses life cycle analysis (LCA) which evaluates sustainability impacts across a product's entire life cycle. Social impact assessment (SIA) is defined as researching and managing social changes from policies and projects. It seeks to identify who benefits and is negatively impacted. The document outlines the methodologies and processes for each type of assessment.
The document discusses strategic environmental assessment (SEA) as a tool for assessing the environmental impacts of policies, plans, and programs. It provides examples of SEAs from India and other countries. The key points made in the document are:
1) SEA facilitates mainstreaming environmental and social considerations into key policy documents and helps assess cumulative effects of projects on sustainability.
2) SEA is a global tool that is being increasingly used and formalized in development practices to address landscape-level impacts.
3) SEA contributes to integrated policymaking, enhanced stakeholder participation, and consideration of issues like resource efficiency and disaster vulnerability in planning.
Developmental Evaluation is an analytical approach that uses information collection, sense-making and evidence-based decision support to facilitate adaptive management of complex social programs and interventions. It is needed because development challenges are often "wicked problems" that are complex with unclear boundaries and unpredictable dynamics. Developmental Evaluation uses tools like Most Significant Change narratives, dashboards, and sentinel indicators to help platforms and partners continuously learn and adapt their approaches over time in response to changes in these complex systems. Good practices for Developmental Evaluation emphasize using multiple methods at different scales, facilitating intentional learning discussions, balancing rigor with useful information, and fostering partnerships focused on joint learning rather than transactional relationships.
This document outlines the course contents for a semester on Environmental Impact Assessment at Anna University. It covers 5 units: (1) introduction to EIA including its historical development, process, and regulatory aspects in India; (2) components and methods used for EIA like matrices, checklists, and modeling tools; (3) impact on socio-economic systems including definitions of social impact assessment; (4) environmental management plans including preparation, implementation and review; and (5) sectoral EIA related to infrastructure, mining, industry and other sectors. The introduction provides a detailed overview of the EIA process involving screening, scoping, analysis, mitigation and its role in decision making for proposed projects and developments.
This document outlines the 3 levels of analysis for federal actions: categorical exclusion (CatEx), environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI), and environmental impact statement (EIS). It describes the process for each level of analysis, including determining if a CatEx applies, conducting an EA to assess environmental impacts and determining if an EIS is needed, and the steps for preparing a draft and final EIS. It also provides conceptual frameworks for EIS preparation and the key stages in the EIS preparation process.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Project ManagementJoy Bhattacharjee
Environmental Impact Assessment is a systematic process by which we can identify what will be the future consequences of a projected or recent actions.
The document outlines the key aspects of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It discusses the history, purpose, philosophy, key elements, analysis procedures, and potential shortcomings of EIAs. The main points are that EIAs are systematic processes used to identify and evaluate the potential environmental effects of proposed actions or projects. They provide an information base for decision-making and aim to implement preventative environmental management. The document describes the various phases and procedural steps involved in conducting an EIA from project description to decision-making.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Overview - Helen Clough, Judith Kurt...rshimoda2014
Clough, Helen - Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, retired
Judith Kurtzman - Utah State University
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been in effect for over 40 years. The current federal regulations that implement the law have been in place for almost 30 years. Federal agencies with river management responsibilities have similar rules and procedures for implementing NEPA. This session will provide a general overview of NEPA with emphasis and examples relevant to rivers and river management.
Topics covered include the purpose and procedural requirements of NEPA; how NEPA is used in making decisions; applicability of NEPA; different levels of NEPA analysis including Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, and Categorical Exclusions. The basic components of NEPA analysis including public involvement will be covered. There will be a brief discussion of other related laws and how NEPA is integrated into natural resource agency planning and decision making. Relevant examples from river management will be discussed.
This session is a prerequisite for those with little or no knowledge of NEPA.
This chapter describes some of the simplest techniques and methods for EIA, and gives information to
help choose the most appropriate method for a given situation.
This document presents an environmental impact assessment report prepared by six students for a project referred to as MEL422. It summarizes the key aspects and steps of an environmental impact assessment process, including identifying and predicting environmental effects, considering social and health impacts, and preventing, mitigating and offsetting significant adverse effects. The report then outlines the various stages of an environmental impact assessment, from screening and scoping to impact analysis, mitigation, reporting and environmental management planning. It provides examples and checklists to guide the environmental impact assessment process.
Overview of the California Environmental Quality Act: statute adoption, legal basis, implementation, technical considerations and methodologies, impact assessment, mitigation and litigation.
The document introduces Outcome Mapping, a method for planning and assessing social change projects. It was developed in the 1990s as an alternative to traditional logical framework and results-based management approaches. Outcome Mapping focuses on influencing boundary partners' behaviors rather than attributing impact. It defines progress markers to track non-linear changes in partners over time. The method has been used successfully by organizations like VECO and St2eep to integrate monitoring and evaluation into project planning and promote learning.
Final final collaborating on outcomes 30 5 12Kerry McCarroll
The Building Change Trust is a 10 year £10 million charitable fund established by the Big Lottery Fund to support change and transformation in the Northern Ireland Community and Voluntary sector. Its vision is for a strong, vibrant, independent and relevant community and voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. The Trust is actively considering its role in supporting impact measurement to help organizations focus on impact, understand achievements, and identify what works to make best use of limited resources.
This document discusses the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study and initiatives to promote its application. It notes that TEEB has drawn international attention for presenting a rationale for valuing natural capital. Several international forums have been held by conservation organizations to promote TEEB. The document outlines initiatives in ASEAN countries to introduce TEEB and integrate ecosystem values into planning. It also discusses challenges faced in applying TEEB, including awareness issues, methodological challenges, and the need for connections to other efforts like climate change and biodiversity policies. Next steps proposed include scoping studies in ASEAN, leveraging resources to support valuation work, and presenting results at COP11 to further TEEB initiatives
This document summarizes a workshop on behavior change hosted by Dr. Sea Rotmann on April 8, 2016 in Dublin. The workshop was part of Task 24, a research task within the International Energy Agency focused on behavior change related to energy demand and efficiency. The workshop addressed helping those working to change behaviors ("behavior changers") which included representatives from government, industry, research, and non-profits. The agenda covered an introduction to Task 24, case studies from Ireland and the UK on residential energy efficiency initiatives, defining key issues, and using frameworks to develop strategies from the end user perspective.
This document provides an overview of basic concepts for environmental impact assessment (EIA). It defines key terms like "impacts" and "baseline situation." The EIA process begins with understanding the proposed activity and its development objective. It then involves screening the activity to determine the appropriate level of analysis. A preliminary assessment may be conducted for activities of moderate or unknown risk to identify impacts and necessary mitigation measures. For very high risk activities, a full EIA study is required, which involves more detailed analysis of alternatives and impacts. Public participation is an important part of transparent and effective EIA.
This workshop followed the Energy Cultures conference and was designed to showcase how different models of understanding behaviour worked in practice, how to better use storytelling and how to collectively design a behavioural intervention.
This document outlines an agenda for a hands-on workshop on systemic design. The workshop will introduce participants to the systemic design toolkit and have them work through cases. It will include presentations on systemic design and the toolkit, identifying leverage points in a food waste system case, developing intervention strategies, and creating generic and contextual intervention models. Participants will present their models and discuss how the toolkit and approach could be applied and improved. The goal is to help participants solve complex challenges using a solution-oriented systemic design process.
A project done for sustainability lecture in Dublin Institute of technology for the course of Construction Management giving an introduction to Environmental Impact assessment.
This document outlines the principles of environmental impact assessment (EIA) best practices. It is organized into two main parts. Part 1 describes the purpose, aims, and approach used to develop the principles. The principles are intended to provide guidance to those involved in applying EIA processes. Part 2 presents the definition of EIA as identifying, predicting, evaluating, and mitigating environmental effects prior to major decisions. It lists the objectives of EIA and introduces the basic and operating principles, which include transparency, participation, practicality, and applying EIA early in decision making.
Success or failure perspectives from hydropower resettlementCPWF Mekong
3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy 2013. Presentation from Session 10: Private sector policies for contributing to environmental and social sustainability
Sustainable Organization Trainings for Georgetown Country Public ServicesESD UNU-IAS
Sustainable Organization Trainings for Georgetown Country Public Services
Ms. Peg Howell, M.B.A., Community Outreach Coordinator, Georgetown RISE, RCE Georgetown
Ms. Maeve Snyder, M.S., Director of Communications and Education Task Force, Georgetown RISE - Coastal Training Program Coordinator, Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, RCE Georgetown
9th Americas RCE Regional Meeting
13 & 14 October, 2020
Unit 3 point 1 Environmental Sustainabilityashishjaswal
The document discusses various types of impact assessments used to evaluate proposed projects and policies. It defines environmental impact assessment (EIA) as identifying future environmental consequences of actions. The objectives of EIA are to identify, predict, and evaluate economic, environmental and social impacts, and provide information for decision making. It also discusses life cycle analysis (LCA) which evaluates sustainability impacts across a product's entire life cycle. Social impact assessment (SIA) is defined as researching and managing social changes from policies and projects. It seeks to identify who benefits and is negatively impacted. The document outlines the methodologies and processes for each type of assessment.
The document discusses strategic environmental assessment (SEA) as a tool for assessing the environmental impacts of policies, plans, and programs. It provides examples of SEAs from India and other countries. The key points made in the document are:
1) SEA facilitates mainstreaming environmental and social considerations into key policy documents and helps assess cumulative effects of projects on sustainability.
2) SEA is a global tool that is being increasingly used and formalized in development practices to address landscape-level impacts.
3) SEA contributes to integrated policymaking, enhanced stakeholder participation, and consideration of issues like resource efficiency and disaster vulnerability in planning.
The implementation 'black box' and evaluation as a driver for change. Presentation by Katie Burke and Claire Hickey of the Centre for Effective Services.
This document provides an introduction to strategic environmental assessment (SEA), including its purpose, principles, process, and emerging directions. SEA involves systematically analyzing the environmental impacts of policies, plans, and programs to support sustainable development decisions. It differs from environmental impact assessment (EIA) in applying earlier in the decision-making process and covering a broader scope. Key principles of good SEA practice include being integrated, adaptive, sustainability-oriented, and participatory. The main steps of SEA involve screening, scoping, detailed assessment, and follow-up such as monitoring. Challenges to effective SEA include acceptance, assessing cumulative impacts, integration across sectors, and public participation.
The document discusses the benefits of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It outlines 5 main benefits: 1) better environmental planning and design of projects, 2) ensuring compliance with environmental standards, 3) savings in capital and operating costs, 4) reduced time and costs of project approvals, and 5) increased project acceptance by the public. It also discusses key principles of EIAs, including that they should be purposive, focused, adaptive, participative, transparent, rigorous, practical, credible, and efficient. Finally, it outlines the main stakeholders involved in EIAs, including proponents, government agencies, NGOs, interested groups, and affected communities.
EOR Webinar PAS presentation slidesFINAL.pptxPAS_Team
The document discusses a consultation webinar held by the Planning Advisory Service on environmental outcome reports. It provides an overview of the Planning Advisory Service and their work supporting local planning authorities. It then summarizes the webinar which included presentations on the government's plans for introducing environmental outcome reports to replace current environmental assessment processes, and experiences from Surrey County Council and Hampshire County Council conducting environmental monitoring.
The document discusses environmental impact assessment (EIA), which is defined as systematically identifying and evaluating potential environmental impacts of proposed projects. An ideal EIA system applies to all projects with significant environmental effects, compares alternatives, and includes public participation and enforcement. The goals of EIA are to conserve resources, minimize waste, recover byproducts, efficiently use equipment, and enable sustainable development.
The document discusses environmental impact assessment (EIA) and its key aspects. EIA is a tool used to identify environmental, social and economic impacts of projects prior to decision-making. It aims to predict impacts early and find ways to reduce adverse impacts. The key stages of an EIA typically involve screening, scoping, assessment, reporting, review and decision-making, and monitoring. Public participation is also an important part of EIA to help integrate objectives and minimize controversy. Principles of best practice in EIA outlined by the International Association for Impact Assessment emphasize that EIA should be rigorous, practical, and participatory.
This document provides an overview of empowerment evaluation. It defines empowerment evaluation as an approach that aims to increase program success by providing stakeholders tools to assess planning, implementation, and self-evaluation and by mainstreaming evaluation as part of program planning and management. Key concepts of empowerment evaluation discussed include reflective practitioners, communities of learning, and using a critical friend. The document also outlines the three steps of an empowerment evaluation: defining the mission, taking stock of activities, and planning for the future. Examples of empowerment evaluation projects are also summarized.
Case Study of Kenya in Assessing Capacities - Zipora Otieno, National Coordinator of the Kenya project for Integrating Agriculture in NAPs
In Kenya, a capacity assessment exercise was conducted by the NAP-Ag Programme to inform a Capacity Development Plan. This included a literature review, interviews and a self-assessment carried out on 6 government institutions. The assessment focused on four functional capacities: policy, knowledge management, implementing, partnering; each of these was assessed in 3 dimensions of individual, organizational and enabling environment. The assessment identified four priority areas of support: strengthening multi-stakeholder engagement, creating an enabling environment for policy implementation, enhancing individual technical capacities for design and implementation of programmes, and gender-responsive budgeting. Some of the assessment recommendations are already being implemented, with financial support from the NAP-Ag project. The country has also embarked on resource mobilization from the Green Climate Fund for a broad-based capacity development initiative. Kenya has good knowledge, plans and policy documents, but implementation remains a challenge. In addition, more efforts need to be channeled towards packaging scientific information to different end-user groups/duty bearers in a manner that is effective.
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The document summarizes the results of a capacity assessment conducted in Kenya to identify gaps and develop a capacity development plan to strengthen institutions in addressing agriculture in national adaptation plans. The assessment evaluated 6 key institutions and found weaknesses in knowledge generation and sharing, partner engagement, and implementation abilities. Priority areas for capacity building included improving the enabling environment for knowledge and implementation, as well as individual capacities. A capacity development process is underway with stakeholder meetings to identify support areas and resource mobilization efforts.
The document discusses environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It notes that EIAs identify, predict, and mitigate potential environmental effects of development projects. The main steps in an EIA are screening, scoping, prediction and mitigation, management and monitoring, and auditing. EIAs began in the 1960s and were codified in legislation like the US's NEPA in 1969. The document outlines the EIA process and data requirements, discusses positive and negative externalities of EIAs, and notes their benefits like informed decision making and mitigation of environmental impacts.
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Based on the practical example of analysing the evaluation of the Defra’s Reward & Recognition Scheme (RRF), this webinar will explore research insights around these topics:
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* Relationship between evaluation and policy-making especially looking at the policy cycle; and
* The understanding and potential use of complexity in policymaking.
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The document summarizes ICLEI's Sustainability Planning Toolkit. It describes the five milestones for developing a sustainability plan: conducting an assessment, setting goals, developing the plan, implementing it, and monitoring progress. It provides an overview of the steps, stakeholders, and tools involved in each milestone. Templates and best practices are available to help local governments create customized sustainability plans.
valuation is a methodological area that is closely related to, but distinguishable from more traditional social research. Evaluation utilizes many of the same methodologies used in traditional social research, but because evaluation takes place within a political and organizational context, it requires group skills, management ability, political dexterity, sensitivity to multiple stakeholders and other skills that social research in general does not rely on as much.
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3. Our Conference…
Looking back and looking forward
• 2011 Conference is a chance to re-examine
assumptions, take stock and build awareness
about our profession and its relevance to the
world around us
• OPPI cannot rest on our past accomplishments
4. Looking back
• Until August 2011 the Municipal Class
EA offered opportunity to combine
and integrate land use planning and
Class EA approvals into one process
• Then, integrated approach in the
Class EA was re-written
5. Looking forward
Let’s focus on what we can do…
• We can influence the infrastructure constructed
as a result of the Class EA process
• We can contribute skillfully to the Class EA
process by using our knowledge of planning goals
and sustainability
• We can combine the land use planning and Class
EA requirements via increased coordination
6. Janet Amos, Amos Environment + Planning
amos@primus.ca
OPPI 2011
“Tackling the Biggest Challenges to Planning and the Profession”
October 12, 2011
7. Assumptions about sustainability assessment
Understanding EA in Ontario
Using EA Studies to inform sustainability
assessment
Coordinate planning with a Class EA Study
8. Understanding EA in Ontario
Using EA Studies to inform sustainability
assessment
Coordinate planning with a Class EA Study
9. Assumptions
• Greater emphasis on sustainability will lead to
better planning and more effective use of
resources – environmental and social
• Planning for sustainability is preferable to
ignoring it
• EA is planning process
• Therefore, more emphasis on sustainability in EA
will lead to better planning
10. What is sustainability assessment?
Sustainability Assessment
= a process that
directs
decision-making
towards sustainability
11. Two operational sustainability concepts
• They represent two sides of the sustainability coin—
the physical and the monetary one (Bartelmus 2004):
– Economic sustainability refers to the established
requisite for economic growth, capital
maintenance, and extends the (produced) capital
concept to include non-produced natural capital.
– Ecological sustainability considers material flows
from the environment, through the economy and
back to the environment (as waste) as pressures
on the carrying capacities of natural systems, and
aims to reduce this pressure to tolerable levels by
de-materializing the economy.
12. Two operational sustainability concepts
Source:
• Indicators of Sustainable Development: Proposals
for a Way Forward, Discussion Paper Prepared
under a Consulting Agreement on behalf of the UN
Division for Sustainable Development
By László Pintér, Peter Hardi and Peter Bartelmus
• United Nations Division for Sustainable
Development,Expert Group Meeting on Indicators
of Sustainable Development
New York, 13-15 December 2005
13.
14. How do we assess sustainability?
• Ask what decision would be most sustainable?
• Establish sustainability criteria or objectives
• Determine a range of sustainable options
• A sustainability assessment hierarchy?
• Are there measurable targets?
• Scrutinize alternatives for their ability to be
most sustainable
• Are some impacts more sustainable? Longer
lasting? Reversible?
• Identify the outcome or decision that would be
most sustainable
15. Sustainability Policies
• Direct the development of new housing towards
locations where appropriate levels of infrastructure
and public service facilities are or will be available
to support current and projected needs
• Promote the use of public transit and other
alternative transportation modes in and between
residential, employment (including commercial,
industrial and institutional uses) and other areas
where these exist or are to be developed
Provincial Policy Statement, 2005
16. Municipal Response
• Compare goals of proponent with Municipality’s
goals
– Are they aligned?
– Are they contradictory?
– Does this add complexity? Make it simpler?
– What is the context in our municipality for this
proponent?
– What is the context in our municipality for this
project?
• How might we conduct this comparison?
17. Ways to use EA to Assess Sustainability
• Scoping of alternatives
• Develop range of alternatives
• Develop evaluation criteria
• Transparent decision-making
• Public and agency consultation
• Develop mitigation measures early in study
• Use adaptive management techniques
• Coordinated approach with Planning Act
18. Assumptions about sustainability assessment
Using EA Studies to inform sustainability
assessment
Coordinate planning with a Class EA Study
19. What is Environmental Assessment?
Environmental assessment is a decision-making
process used to promote good environmental
planning by assessing the potential effects of certain
activities on the natural and human environment
Ministry of the Environment, 2011
20. EA Act Context
• Purpose of the EA Act
• What is an undertaking?
• Who is subject? Not subject?
• Who is the proponent?
• What is environment?
• Types of EA
21. Purpose of EA Act
“… the betterment of the people of the whole or
any part of Ontario by providing for the protection,
conservation and wise management in Ontario of
the environment.”
Part I, Section 2, EA Act
22. Undertakings are Subject
An undertaking is an enterprise or activity or a
proposal, plan or program in respect of an
enterprise or activity by the province, a public body
or a municipality.
Section 1(1), EA Act
23. Not Subject to the Act…
a major commercial or business enterprise or
activity or a proposal, plan or program or activity of
a person or persons other than the province, a
public body or a municipality
Section 1(1), EA Act
24. Who is the proponent?
Proponent is a person who carries out or proposes
to carry out an undertaking, or is the owner or
person having charge, management or control of an
undertaking.
Section 1(1), EA Act
25. Environment
‘Air, land or water
Plant and animal life, human life
Social, economic and cultural conditions
Any building, structure, machine or other device
Any solid, liquid, gas, odour, heat, sound, vibration
or radiation
Any part or combination and the interrelationship
between any two or more’
Section 1(1), EA Act
28. Addressing EA Act
Exemption •Public housing
from
the •Firehalls
EA Act
Individual •New Major Highways
Environmental
Assessment
Environmental •Hydroelectric lines
Screening
Regulations •Transit
29. Addressing EA Act
Exemption
from Class EA Study 1.
the
EA Act
Master Plan 2.
Individual 3.
Environmental Planning Act application
Assessment
Integrated 4.
Environmental Approach
Screening Section A.2.9.
Regulations
30. 5 EA Planning Principles
• Consultation with affected parties early in and throughout
the process
• Consideration of a reasonable range of alternatives, both
“alternatives to” and the “alternative methods” including
the “Do nothing” alternative
• Identification and consideration of the effects of each
alternative on natural, social cultural, technical and economic
• Systematic evaluation of alternatives’ advantages and
disadvantages, to determine their net environmental effects
• Provision of clear and complete documentation of the
planning process to allow “traceability” of decision-making
31. Class EA Planning Process
Identify
Notice of Problem
Commencement or opportunity
Review alternatives
Evaluation Criteria
Statutory
Public
Meeting Notices meeting
Detailed
Detailed Review alternatives
Statutory
Public
meeting
Draft & final
reports
Documentation & Implementation
Notice of Completion Monitoring
32. Municipal Class EA Schedules
Schedule A and A+ – Pre approved
- no Class EA studies
Schedule B – Project screening
- Must complete Phases 1 and 2
Schedule C – Full planning process
- Must complete phases 1 to 4
33. What you don’t want your EA
planning process to look like..
34. 1. Brainstorm a list of ways to influence the
EA study in order to promote your
sustainability goal
2. Develop a way to rank these ways to
promote your goal in this EA study. For
example some ranking criteria may
include: cost, time, value-added or
available knowledge.
3. Share with the workshop your top 2-3
ways to promote your goal
35. Review of Class EA Planning Process
Identify
Notice of Problem
Commencement or opportunity
Review alternatives
Evaluation Criteria
Statutory
Public
Meeting Notices meeting
Detailed
Detailed Review alternatives
Statutory
Public
meeting
Draft & final
reports
Documentation & Implementation
Notice of Completion Monitoring
38. Integrated Approach
• Approved process to meet all Class EA
requirements; introduced in the 2000 MEA Class
EA for Municipal Projects
• Substituted the Planning Act approval process for
the Class EA process where all conditions in
Section A.2.9. of Class EA were met
• Revised in 2011 amendment by Minister of the
Environment
39. Disintegrated Approach
Amendments to the Municipal Class EA:
• Removed status as pre-approved Schedule A
• Removed streamlining (e.g., OMB approval no
longer replaces Part II Order)
• Added Notice of Study Completion requirement
• Allowed projects off development site to use
• Projects subject to Planning Act review not 10
year Class EA lapsing
40. Class EA Activities Planning
Coordination
Activities
Infrastructure • Official plans Combine:
projects • Official plan • Activities
• stormwater amendments • Single Notices
management • Secondary plans • Meetings
• Roads • Community • Studies
• Water improvement
• Wastewater plans
• Subdivisions
• Condominiums
41. Class EA Activities Planning Activities Coordination
PHASE 1
Problem Statement
For infrastructure projects Planning Studies OPTIONAL
prepared Notice of Commencement
PHASE 2
Identify & evaluate alternative
infrastructure solutionsIdentify Planning Studies Public Meeting #1
preferred solutions refined on Planning & infrastructure
alternative solutions
PHASE 3
Identify & evaluate Alternative Public Meeting #2
Planning Studies
Design Concepts for Preferred on Planning &alternative
refined
Solutions design concepts
PHASE 4
Infrastructure
Projects Study Planning Document feedback from
Document solutions documents the public and agencies
recommended for prepared
public and agency
input
released to public
42. Class EA Activities Planning Activities Consultation
Notice of Public Meeting And
Review of Available Studies Notice of Study Completion
for 30 day period (Sample provided)
Objection, if any Statutory Public Meeting
To Minister of the (Planning Act)
Environment
Minister of the Environment
considers Part II Order Appeals to OMB, if any
Decision on Planning Proposal
Decision on Part II Order & Projects
By Minister of the Environment by Planning Authority or by
OMB
43. Revised Section A.2.9.
“Under the Planning Act, decision(s) may be
appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). ...If
a project has been appealed to the OMB, the
requirements of the integrated approach have not
been met until the OMB renders a decision allowing
the project to proceed. ... a Part II Order request
may also be made to the Minister of the environment
or delegate. However, the purpose of the
integration provisions is to coordinate requirements
... When reviewing a request, the Minister of the
Environment ... will consider the purpose and intent
of the integration provisions.”
44. Coordinate a Planning Act application with a Class EA
project
Two exercises – two scenarios each table
• examine advantages and disadvantages of a
coordinated approach
• What would you recommend?
45. Janet Amos, MCIP, RPP
Amos Environment + Planning
1236 Butter and Egg Road,
Bracebridge ON P1L 1X4
705-764-0580
amos@primus.ca