This document summarizes a presentation on project-level environmental impact assessments for deep-sea mining. It defines EIAs and their objectives, outlines the EIA process as part of a larger regulatory context, and discusses key issues to consider in EIAs for deep-sea mining including: the structure and content of EIA reports, the role of risk assessment, challenges around baseline data given the data-poor nature of deep-sea environments, and lessons learned from New Zealand's experience conducting EIAs for offshore mining projects.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on environmental obligations for deep-sea mining. It discusses the legal context for environmental protection under UNCLOS. It outlines potential environmental impacts from deep-sea mining including effects on surface waters, throughout the water column, and on benthic habitats. The presentation emphasizes the need for baseline data collection and environmental risk assessments to inform impact assessments and management plans. It notes challenges around balancing comprehensive data collection with practical constraints. Building local scientific capacity is also highlighted as important for effective environmental oversight of deep-sea mining activities.
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.
A representative from the Network for Sustainable Hydropower Development for Mekong Region with the support of MRC-GIZ Cooperation Programme gave a presentation on hydropower siting, design, and operations in a changing climate.
SRD Tools Critical Thresholds Patrick ten Brink of IEEP Presentation 13 Feb 2007. This is about how critical environmental thresholds and trends can be integrated into evaluation.
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit- Unit IIIGAURAV. H .TANDON
This document provides an overview of environmental impact assessments and environmental audits. It defines environmental impact assessment as the systematic identification and evaluation of potential impacts of proposed projects on the natural environment. The key steps of an EIA include organizing an interdisciplinary team, performing an assessment of the site and potential impacts, writing an environmental impact statement, and reviewing the EIS. Environmental audits evaluate an organization's environmental performance and position and identify ways to improve environmental management systems. The document outlines the basic components and steps in conducting environmental audits.
National Climate Assessment presentation at Hawaii Town HallZena Grecni
The document summarizes the process and goals of the Third National Climate Assessment. It discusses:
1) The objectives of producing the assessment and engaging regional stakeholders.
2) The legal mandate and history of previous national climate assessments.
3) The goals, structure, and timeline of developing the Third National Climate Assessment report through a collaborative process involving authors, reviewers, and public comment.
4) Plans for establishing a sustained assessment process to continue monitoring and reporting on climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation strategies into the future.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on environmental obligations for deep-sea mining. It discusses the legal context for environmental protection under UNCLOS. It outlines potential environmental impacts from deep-sea mining including effects on surface waters, throughout the water column, and on benthic habitats. The presentation emphasizes the need for baseline data collection and environmental risk assessments to inform impact assessments and management plans. It notes challenges around balancing comprehensive data collection with practical constraints. Building local scientific capacity is also highlighted as important for effective environmental oversight of deep-sea mining activities.
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.
A representative from the Network for Sustainable Hydropower Development for Mekong Region with the support of MRC-GIZ Cooperation Programme gave a presentation on hydropower siting, design, and operations in a changing climate.
SRD Tools Critical Thresholds Patrick ten Brink of IEEP Presentation 13 Feb 2007. This is about how critical environmental thresholds and trends can be integrated into evaluation.
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit- Unit IIIGAURAV. H .TANDON
This document provides an overview of environmental impact assessments and environmental audits. It defines environmental impact assessment as the systematic identification and evaluation of potential impacts of proposed projects on the natural environment. The key steps of an EIA include organizing an interdisciplinary team, performing an assessment of the site and potential impacts, writing an environmental impact statement, and reviewing the EIS. Environmental audits evaluate an organization's environmental performance and position and identify ways to improve environmental management systems. The document outlines the basic components and steps in conducting environmental audits.
National Climate Assessment presentation at Hawaii Town HallZena Grecni
The document summarizes the process and goals of the Third National Climate Assessment. It discusses:
1) The objectives of producing the assessment and engaging regional stakeholders.
2) The legal mandate and history of previous national climate assessments.
3) The goals, structure, and timeline of developing the Third National Climate Assessment report through a collaborative process involving authors, reviewers, and public comment.
4) Plans for establishing a sustained assessment process to continue monitoring and reporting on climate change impacts, risks, and adaptation strategies into the future.
The TCE Revolution and Its Permanent Impact on Environmental Due DiligenceEDR
EDR INSIGHT WEBINAR: THE TCE REVOLUTION AND ITS PERMANENT IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE
June 24, 2015
Presented by:
-David Gillay, Partner and Chair of Brownfields & Environmental Transactional Diligence Practice Areas, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
-Dr. Michael Dourson, Ph.D., Alliance for Risk Assessment
Following decades of studies, scrutiny and debate, the U.S. EPA updated its TCE’s toxicity profile in the IRIS database, dramatically lowering the toxicity value. For transactional due diligence, this more stringent limit has important implications, including markedly more extensive and expensive cleanup processes. Given the focus on vapor migration in the new ASTM Phase I ESA standard, environmental professionals need to be increasingly cautious when making REC determinations and recommendations to clients.
Adding to the confusion is the significant variability in how regulators are using the updated TCE toxicity profile when making closure decisions at contaminated properties. For instance, U.S. EPA Regions 9, 10 and states like Minnesota, Indiana and Massachusetts (among others) have implemented profoundly different approaches to address TCE risk at contaminated sites. Thus, it is critical for environmental professionals to stay abreast of the how TCE guidance is being interpreted and applied across the country. In the latest development, the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry is proposing a dramatic change to its TCE toxicity profile for the first time in 18 years. The comment period ended on March 16, 2015, and if the update is finalized in its current form, there will be more intense scrutiny on exposure risks which will further complicate transactional due diligence.
This timely webinar will bring together an attorney and a national subject matter expert to address the various impacts of TCE’s toxicity update on transactional due diligence. This panel will help EPs answer the following questions:
-Does TCE in groundwater constitute a VEC and/or a REC?
-How should an EP manage variability in TCE standards in multi-state transactions?
-How can an EP take steps to minimize exposure to potential liability?
-How can an EP make sense of the science and available guidance?
-How should an EP communicate potential risks associated with TCE to clients?
Needs:
Great global demand for adequate M&E.
Demonstrate links between projects and beneficial impacts.
Need for wider scope of indicators (governance etc.).
Need for coordination between GEF agencies and donors.
Strong need for coordination at national level.
Need for coordination at low cost.
Challenges:
Existing frameworks not fully operational.
Multi-country context.
Limits to acceptable change and ecological footprintAMALDASKH
This document discusses two tools for sustainable tourism: Limits to Acceptable Change (LAC) and Ecological Footprint. LAC is a process that requires managers to define desired resource conditions and take actions to maintain them, allowing some level of change but minimizing impacts. Key factors to consider with LAC include assessing impacts, agreeing on tolerable changes, monitoring impacts, and taking action if standards are exceeded. Ecological Footprint measures the amount of productive land and sea area required to support a population's resource consumption and waste, helping identify unsustainable trends. The document provides examples of how these tools were applied to measure the footprint of the Kingfisher Bay Resort in Australia.
This 15 slide presentation provides an overview of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in India. It discusses the history and legal framework of EIAs, including the key EIA Notification of 2006. The presentation outlines the major goals of EIAs to identify and assess environmental impacts of projects on factors like human beings, flora and fauna, soil, water, and air. It also describes the applicability of EIAs and the multi-step process flow for conducting EIAs in India from initial screening to approval or rejection. The presentation concludes with a summary of EIAs and their importance in the development planning process in India.
This document outlines the key steps in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process, including screening, initial environmental examination (IEE), scoping, full assessment, review and decision making, and monitoring. It provides details on the screening and IEE steps. Screening determines if a proposed project requires an EIA and at what level of review. An IEE is a preliminary environmental analysis used to identify potential issues and determine if a full EIA is needed. The document describes the objectives, possible outcomes, and components of conducting an IEE.
Evolution of M&E from TDA/SAP to Current Country Strategies: A Science and Po...Iwl Pcu
Laurence Mee
-Delivering the ecosystem approach: adaptive management and the TDA/SAP process
-Scientific challenges and uncertainties for nutrient reduction
-From outputs to outcomes, how do we measure success?
Presented at the Black Sea – Danube Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in Chisinau, Moldova – October 2006
1) EIA – Definition, History and Objective.
2) Reasons for using EIA
3) Key elements of EIA
4) Benefits of an EIA
5) Major Environmental Issues
6) PROCEDURE FOR EIA
7) IMPACT OF A PROPOSED PAPER INDUSTRY
8) Impact Mitigation
9) Key components of Monitoring
10) Public Involvement in the EIA Steps
11) Hierarchy in EIA
12)Impact indicators
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.
Lene POULSEN "A system approach for valuation of sustainable dryland and drou...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
This document discusses economic assessments of policies and practices for sustainable land management in drylands. It notes that drylands are complex social-ecological systems characterized by heterogeneity, interconnection, non-linearity and emergence. The ecosystem services approach and building resilience are presented as means to manage these complex systems. Recommendations are made for future research to better model dynamic relationships, feedback loops, thresholds, and the role of socioeconomic factors in dryland systems.
The document provides an overview of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It discusses that EIAs ensure environmental factors are considered early in project planning and considers impacts on local communities and biodiversity. The EIA process involves screening projects, conducting initial environmental examinations and scoping, performing the full EIA and oversight, decision making, monitoring, and evaluation. Projects requiring EIAs are those likely to significantly impact the environment due to their nature, size or location. EIAs identify direct and indirect environmental effects and are intended to prevent or minimize adverse impacts and enhance project quality.
This document provides an overview of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It discusses the EIA directive, aims of EIAs, the EIA process, and uses of EIAs. The EIA process involves screening projects, conducting initial environmental examinations and scoping, performing full-scale EIAs, decision making, monitoring, and evaluation. EIAs ensure environmental factors are considered early in project planning and aim to prevent or minimize potential adverse impacts and enhance project quality.
The presentation outlines a "cradle to grave" risk management process for mining projects from initial resource discovery through closure. It involves discrete risk assessments at each stage of the mining lifecycle from pre-feasibility through operations and closure. Key risk assessments include those focusing on resources, environmental and social impacts, project feasibility, finance, design, construction, operations, and closure. The risk process aims to provide confidence at each stage that risks are properly managed and the project is viable to proceed. It is intended to prevent disasters and maximize shareholder value through a comprehensive, iterative approach managed by experienced risk professionals.
This document provides an update on the Lake Erie Biodiversity Conservation Strategy project. It discusses progress made on the viability and threat assessments, which are being conducted through expert webinars and surveys. Next steps include completing the analyses, receiving additional data, and writing preliminary results sections for the project report. It also describes the development of an information management and delivery system to provide conservation decision-makers with data, tools, and knowledge to support strategic habitat conservation in the Great Lakes region.
This presentation was given on 26.11.15 at the Catchment Management Network Meeting in Tullamore.
The day included presentations on the approach to characterisation for the 2nd Cycle of the Water Framework Directive and how this would involve both the EPA and Local Authorities, along with other public bodies.
A key focus was the new Local Authority Water and Communities Office and its role in the 2nd cycle.
Presentations on integrating planning and the WFD, the UK 'Love Your River Telford' project and 'The Living Loobagh' from Limerick were also included.
This document provides a training manual for wind resource assessments delivered over 3 hours on February 16th, 2020. It contains copyrighted material from RENAC from 2014-2016 and images may be copyrighted unless otherwise stated. The manual is protected by Jamaican copyright law and reproduction without permission is prohibited. It outlines the outcomes and deliverables of sections on introducing wind energy resources, reviewing wind resource assessments, best practices for assessments, and feasibility considerations. The first section introduces participants to the wind energy resource and factors affecting wind such as pressure gradients, topography, Coriolis effects, and friction.
The TCE Revolution and Its Permanent Impact on Environmental Due DiligenceEDR
EDR INSIGHT WEBINAR: THE TCE REVOLUTION AND ITS PERMANENT IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE
June 24, 2015
Presented by:
-David Gillay, Partner and Chair of Brownfields & Environmental Transactional Diligence Practice Areas, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
-Dr. Michael Dourson, Ph.D., Alliance for Risk Assessment
Following decades of studies, scrutiny and debate, the U.S. EPA updated its TCE’s toxicity profile in the IRIS database, dramatically lowering the toxicity value. For transactional due diligence, this more stringent limit has important implications, including markedly more extensive and expensive cleanup processes. Given the focus on vapor migration in the new ASTM Phase I ESA standard, environmental professionals need to be increasingly cautious when making REC determinations and recommendations to clients.
Adding to the confusion is the significant variability in how regulators are using the updated TCE toxicity profile when making closure decisions at contaminated properties. For instance, U.S. EPA Regions 9, 10 and states like Minnesota, Indiana and Massachusetts (among others) have implemented profoundly different approaches to address TCE risk at contaminated sites. Thus, it is critical for environmental professionals to stay abreast of the how TCE guidance is being interpreted and applied across the country. In the latest development, the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry is proposing a dramatic change to its TCE toxicity profile for the first time in 18 years. The comment period ended on March 16, 2015, and if the update is finalized in its current form, there will be more intense scrutiny on exposure risks which will further complicate transactional due diligence.
This timely webinar will bring together an attorney and a national subject matter expert to address the various impacts of TCE’s toxicity update on transactional due diligence. This panel will help EPs answer the following questions:
-Does TCE in groundwater constitute a VEC and/or a REC?
-How should an EP manage variability in TCE standards in multi-state transactions?
-How can an EP take steps to minimize exposure to potential liability?
-How can an EP make sense of the science and available guidance?
-How should an EP communicate potential risks associated with TCE to clients?
Needs:
Great global demand for adequate M&E.
Demonstrate links between projects and beneficial impacts.
Need for wider scope of indicators (governance etc.).
Need for coordination between GEF agencies and donors.
Strong need for coordination at national level.
Need for coordination at low cost.
Challenges:
Existing frameworks not fully operational.
Multi-country context.
Limits to acceptable change and ecological footprintAMALDASKH
This document discusses two tools for sustainable tourism: Limits to Acceptable Change (LAC) and Ecological Footprint. LAC is a process that requires managers to define desired resource conditions and take actions to maintain them, allowing some level of change but minimizing impacts. Key factors to consider with LAC include assessing impacts, agreeing on tolerable changes, monitoring impacts, and taking action if standards are exceeded. Ecological Footprint measures the amount of productive land and sea area required to support a population's resource consumption and waste, helping identify unsustainable trends. The document provides examples of how these tools were applied to measure the footprint of the Kingfisher Bay Resort in Australia.
This 15 slide presentation provides an overview of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in India. It discusses the history and legal framework of EIAs, including the key EIA Notification of 2006. The presentation outlines the major goals of EIAs to identify and assess environmental impacts of projects on factors like human beings, flora and fauna, soil, water, and air. It also describes the applicability of EIAs and the multi-step process flow for conducting EIAs in India from initial screening to approval or rejection. The presentation concludes with a summary of EIAs and their importance in the development planning process in India.
This document outlines the key steps in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process, including screening, initial environmental examination (IEE), scoping, full assessment, review and decision making, and monitoring. It provides details on the screening and IEE steps. Screening determines if a proposed project requires an EIA and at what level of review. An IEE is a preliminary environmental analysis used to identify potential issues and determine if a full EIA is needed. The document describes the objectives, possible outcomes, and components of conducting an IEE.
Evolution of M&E from TDA/SAP to Current Country Strategies: A Science and Po...Iwl Pcu
Laurence Mee
-Delivering the ecosystem approach: adaptive management and the TDA/SAP process
-Scientific challenges and uncertainties for nutrient reduction
-From outputs to outcomes, how do we measure success?
Presented at the Black Sea – Danube Regional Conference on Nutrient Pollution Control in Chisinau, Moldova – October 2006
1) EIA – Definition, History and Objective.
2) Reasons for using EIA
3) Key elements of EIA
4) Benefits of an EIA
5) Major Environmental Issues
6) PROCEDURE FOR EIA
7) IMPACT OF A PROPOSED PAPER INDUSTRY
8) Impact Mitigation
9) Key components of Monitoring
10) Public Involvement in the EIA Steps
11) Hierarchy in EIA
12)Impact indicators
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.
Lene POULSEN "A system approach for valuation of sustainable dryland and drou...Global Risk Forum GRFDavos
This document discusses economic assessments of policies and practices for sustainable land management in drylands. It notes that drylands are complex social-ecological systems characterized by heterogeneity, interconnection, non-linearity and emergence. The ecosystem services approach and building resilience are presented as means to manage these complex systems. Recommendations are made for future research to better model dynamic relationships, feedback loops, thresholds, and the role of socioeconomic factors in dryland systems.
The document provides an overview of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It discusses that EIAs ensure environmental factors are considered early in project planning and considers impacts on local communities and biodiversity. The EIA process involves screening projects, conducting initial environmental examinations and scoping, performing the full EIA and oversight, decision making, monitoring, and evaluation. Projects requiring EIAs are those likely to significantly impact the environment due to their nature, size or location. EIAs identify direct and indirect environmental effects and are intended to prevent or minimize adverse impacts and enhance project quality.
This document provides an overview of environmental impact assessments (EIAs). It discusses the EIA directive, aims of EIAs, the EIA process, and uses of EIAs. The EIA process involves screening projects, conducting initial environmental examinations and scoping, performing full-scale EIAs, decision making, monitoring, and evaluation. EIAs ensure environmental factors are considered early in project planning and aim to prevent or minimize potential adverse impacts and enhance project quality.
The presentation outlines a "cradle to grave" risk management process for mining projects from initial resource discovery through closure. It involves discrete risk assessments at each stage of the mining lifecycle from pre-feasibility through operations and closure. Key risk assessments include those focusing on resources, environmental and social impacts, project feasibility, finance, design, construction, operations, and closure. The risk process aims to provide confidence at each stage that risks are properly managed and the project is viable to proceed. It is intended to prevent disasters and maximize shareholder value through a comprehensive, iterative approach managed by experienced risk professionals.
This document provides an update on the Lake Erie Biodiversity Conservation Strategy project. It discusses progress made on the viability and threat assessments, which are being conducted through expert webinars and surveys. Next steps include completing the analyses, receiving additional data, and writing preliminary results sections for the project report. It also describes the development of an information management and delivery system to provide conservation decision-makers with data, tools, and knowledge to support strategic habitat conservation in the Great Lakes region.
This presentation was given on 26.11.15 at the Catchment Management Network Meeting in Tullamore.
The day included presentations on the approach to characterisation for the 2nd Cycle of the Water Framework Directive and how this would involve both the EPA and Local Authorities, along with other public bodies.
A key focus was the new Local Authority Water and Communities Office and its role in the 2nd cycle.
Presentations on integrating planning and the WFD, the UK 'Love Your River Telford' project and 'The Living Loobagh' from Limerick were also included.
This document provides a training manual for wind resource assessments delivered over 3 hours on February 16th, 2020. It contains copyrighted material from RENAC from 2014-2016 and images may be copyrighted unless otherwise stated. The manual is protected by Jamaican copyright law and reproduction without permission is prohibited. It outlines the outcomes and deliverables of sections on introducing wind energy resources, reviewing wind resource assessments, best practices for assessments, and feasibility considerations. The first section introduces participants to the wind energy resource and factors affecting wind such as pressure gradients, topography, Coriolis effects, and friction.
This document provides information on career opportunities in various government sectors in India. It discusses that government jobs offer job security, guaranteed monthly salary, lifelong pension, less workload, holidays, medical facilities, job satisfaction, and housing. It notes that anyone can apply for government jobs if they meet the eligibility criteria like age limits. Some of the main career sectors outlined include banking, PSUs, police, civil services, defense, medical, postal services, courts, teaching, railways, and engineering/IT. The document provides brief overviews of the banking, engineering/IT sectors and skills required for jobs in those areas. It encourages staying updated on the latest government job openings across different sectors.
This document discusses various types and sources of water pollution including infectious agents, oxygen-demanding waste, inorganic chemicals, radioactive materials, plant nutrients, organic chemicals, and eroded sediment. It describes how these pollutants affect water quality and aquatic ecosystems. It also outlines approaches to prevent and reduce various sources of water pollution from agricultural runoff, industrial waste, sewage, and contaminated groundwater.
The document lists approved division themes and contact email addresses for an engineering publication. It includes themes such as small satellites in India, post-harvest management and supply chains, intelligent buildings, 5G networks, rapid transit systems, energy conservation, antenna technology, sustainable energy development, applications of AI and machine learning in mechanical engineering, integrated computational materials engineering, coal bed methane and non-conventional fuels, advances in shipbuilding, and applications of machine learning in manufacturing. Contact email addresses are provided for respective branches of engineering.
The document provides instructions for using the EBSCO Mobile app to access library resources on mobile devices. It describes how to download the app, search for and view articles and eBooks, bookmark and save items, and check out and read eBooks directly in the app. Key features covered include searching the library's databases, viewing article details and full text when available, saving articles and bookmarks, and downloading eBooks to read offline by selecting a checkout period.
This document provides an overview of careers in engineering and engineering technology. It defines engineering as using math and science to solve practical problems, requiring creativity and persistence. Engineering is more complex and research-oriented than engineering technology. The document also introduces ABET, the accrediting body for engineering programs, and outlines 17 engineering disciplines, providing 1-2 sentence descriptions of the types of work each discipline involves.
This document discusses the Coastal Community Resilience (CCR) initiative under the U.S. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System program. The CCR framework aims to build resilience at the community level by addressing governance, socioeconomics, coastal resource management, land use, risk knowledge, warning systems, emergency response, and disaster recovery. It does this through assessing community strengths and weaknesses, identifying gaps and priorities, evaluating resources and opportunities, and implementing phased action plans. The goal is to take an integrated approach across disciplines like disaster management, warning systems, and environmental protection to enhance community resilience.
An improved modulation technique suitable for a three level flying capacitor ...IJECEIAES
This research paper introduces an innovative modulation technique for controlling a 3-level flying capacitor multilevel inverter (FCMLI), aiming to streamline the modulation process in contrast to conventional methods. The proposed
simplified modulation technique paves the way for more straightforward and
efficient control of multilevel inverters, enabling their widespread adoption and
integration into modern power electronic systems. Through the amalgamation of
sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) with a high-frequency square wave
pulse, this controlling technique attains energy equilibrium across the coupling
capacitor. The modulation scheme incorporates a simplified switching pattern
and a decreased count of voltage references, thereby simplifying the control
algorithm.
Discover the latest insights on Data Driven Maintenance with our comprehensive webinar presentation. Learn about traditional maintenance challenges, the right approach to utilizing data, and the benefits of adopting a Data Driven Maintenance strategy. Explore real-world examples, industry best practices, and innovative solutions like FMECA and the D3M model. This presentation, led by expert Jules Oudmans, is essential for asset owners looking to optimize their maintenance processes and leverage digital technologies for improved efficiency and performance. Download now to stay ahead in the evolving maintenance landscape.
Redefining brain tumor segmentation: a cutting-edge convolutional neural netw...IJECEIAES
Medical image analysis has witnessed significant advancements with deep learning techniques. In the domain of brain tumor segmentation, the ability to
precisely delineate tumor boundaries from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
scans holds profound implications for diagnosis. This study presents an ensemble convolutional neural network (CNN) with transfer learning, integrating
the state-of-the-art Deeplabv3+ architecture with the ResNet18 backbone. The
model is rigorously trained and evaluated, exhibiting remarkable performance
metrics, including an impressive global accuracy of 99.286%, a high-class accuracy of 82.191%, a mean intersection over union (IoU) of 79.900%, a weighted
IoU of 98.620%, and a Boundary F1 (BF) score of 83.303%. Notably, a detailed comparative analysis with existing methods showcases the superiority of
our proposed model. These findings underscore the model’s competence in precise brain tumor localization, underscoring its potential to revolutionize medical
image analysis and enhance healthcare outcomes. This research paves the way
for future exploration and optimization of advanced CNN models in medical
imaging, emphasizing addressing false positives and resource efficiency.
Use PyCharm for remote debugging of WSL on a Windo cf5c162d672e4e58b4dde5d797...shadow0702a
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The guide then proceeds to explain how to set up the SSH service within the WSL environment, an integral part of the process. Alongside this, it also provides detailed instructions on how to modify the inbound rules of the Windows firewall to facilitate the process, ensuring that there are no connectivity issues that could potentially hinder the debugging process.
The document further emphasizes on the importance of checking the connection between the Windows and WSL environments, providing instructions on how to ensure that the connection is optimal and ready for remote debugging.
It also offers an in-depth guide on how to configure the WSL interpreter and files within the PyCharm environment. This is essential for ensuring that the debugging process is set up correctly and that the program can be run effectively within the WSL terminal.
Additionally, the document provides guidance on how to set up breakpoints for debugging, a fundamental aspect of the debugging process which allows the developer to stop the execution of their code at certain points and inspect their program at those stages.
Finally, the document concludes by providing a link to a reference blog. This blog offers additional information and guidance on configuring the remote Python interpreter in PyCharm, providing the reader with a well-rounded understanding of the process.
artificial intelligence and data science contents.pptxGauravCar
What is artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence is the ability of a computer or computer-controlled robot to perform tasks that are commonly associated with the intellectual processes characteristic of humans, such as the ability to reason.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) | Definitio
2. Presentation Outline
• EIA definition (skip the why, covered yesterday)
• EIA process
– Bigger picture context
– EIA sequence and ISA regulations
• EIA structure
– Scope
– Template (EIS)
• Key EIA content issues (draw on NZ experience)
– Baseline data (ecosystem approach)
– Role of risk assessment
– Uncertainty
• Next steps (beyond this workshop
3. What is an EIA?
• EIA is "the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and
mitigating the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects
of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken
and commitments made” (IAIA 1999)
Objectives
• To ensure that environmental considerations are explicitly
addressed and incorporated into the development decision-
making process; [impact description]
• To anticipate and avoid, minimize or offset the adverse
significant biophysical, social and other relevant effects of
development proposals; [mitigation, social elements as well]
• To protect the productivity and capacity of natural systems and
the ecological processes which maintain their functions;
[ecosystem implications]
• To promote development that generates less destruction and
optimizes resource use and management opportunities.
[management objectives]
4. EIA is a PROCESS
• Not just a report, it is a structured process
• Several stages, from the initial scoping through to
basis for approval conditions
• External input, engagement, feedback loops
[Swaddling 2016]
5. Part of a bigger picture
• Multiple processes
[MIDAS 2015]
6. Part of a bigger picture (2)
• Tiers and layers of
systems and tools
– Policy initiatives
– SEA/REA levels
– EIA projects
• Multiple scales
– Temporal
– Spatial
– Differ between components
[Glasson et al. 2012]
7. Part of a bigger picture (3)
• Integrated ecosystem approaches
– Across sustainable development themes
[Hackling & Guthrie 2008]
8. Keeping it practical and realistic
• Concepts can quickly get very complicated, well beyond
our data and potential knowledge in the deep sea
9. Keeping it practical and realistic
• Concepts can quickly get very complicated, well beyond
our data and potential knowledge in the deep sea
• Relative to onshore, coastal or O&G situations:
– Very open and dynamic environment over large scales (hor,vert)
– Remoteness makes it a challenging and expensive place to sample
– Each DSM resource has its own set of scientific issues
– Basic ecological composition, and its spatial and temporal
variability are difficult to measure and characterise
– Ecosystem structure and function are very hard to define, let
alone understand (spatial scale, environmental drivers)
– The nature and extent of actual mining impacts uncertain (but the
mining footprint may be large)
10. There is a lot for an EIA to consider
• Complex array of environmental and ecological factors, mining
impacts, and interactions with other users
• What must science deliver to ensure ecosystem sustainability
• What can science realistically deliver (<<CCZ resources)
12. The role of the EIA
• Limited knowledge means the EIA
is critical in assessing state of
knowledge, and the nature and
scale of potential impacts to
support and ensure a
precautionary approach
– Relative to management objectives
(and not compromising legal reqts)
13. The role of the EIA
• Limited knowledge means the EIA
is critical in assessing state of
knowledge, and the nature and
scale of potential impacts to
support and ensure a
precautionary approach
– Relative to management objectives
(and not compromising legal reqts)
• The ISA Environmental Regulations
(at this stage) need to
– Keep things simple
– Get the basic structure and
processes right
– The more prescriptive detail comes
as industry and knowledge develop
14. Issue 1: The Process
• The underlying approach is exactly the same as an EIA
anywhere, no need to re-invent the wheel
• But numerous variations on the theme (refer Annex I of Gold
Coast workshop with 5 process options)
15. Issue 1: The Process
• The underlying approach is exactly the same as an EIA
anywhere, no need to re-invent the wheel
• But numerous variations on the theme (refer Annex I of
Gold Coast workshop)
• Importantly, how do the various stages overlap with ISA
Exploration and Exploitation Regulations?
• There is a continuum in the EIA process from exploration
through to exploitation- they are not discrete
• Screening, scoping stages are Exploration
– Test mining EIA
• Subsequent main EIA stages are Exploitation
– EIA for mining licence
17. Issue 2: Scope
• Tendency in recent years for EIAs to expand, and
become more generic “whole system” IAs
• Not just simple biophysical assessments, but socio-
economic considerations as well
– Links back to IAIA definitions
• Role of EIA to identify environmental limits and
constraints on the project, not just its impacts on the
environment
• Balance to avoid compromising EIA focus, and the
quality of each component
– Should the Env Regs specify a single combined EIA
– Separate environmental, socio-economic, cultural etc
– Current thinking is combine, but have other schedules if
needed
18. Issue 2: Scope (cont)
• Should the EIA consider the operation outside the Area?
– “cradle-to-grave” EIA rather than just operations in the Area
– Clear direction in the past not to…ISA responsibility is the Area
• Does it consider economic issues, given the mandate to
manage for the CHM?
– Where does economic gain fit into the evaluation of whether a
certain level of environmental impact is warranted?
Integrated impact assessment,
Glasson et al. 2012
19. Issue 3: Structure of EIA-EIS
• Terminology
– EIA the process
– EIS is basically the report that wraps it all together
• Includes mitigation, management implications
• Many ways to structure and format an EIA
• Tend to converge within sectors
– once a successful formula is found
– oil and gas is a good example
• Advantages in consistency
– Operators know the format they need to follow, and the
general information requirements
– Managers know what to expect.
• Approach developed by the ISA
20. Existing “ISA” EIS templates
Evolving process
• Nautilus 2008
• ISA 2012
• NIWA 2014
• SPC 2016 (REMF)
• ISA 2017
• NIWA 2017
• Confirm template structure (ISA 2017)
– https://www.isa.org.jm/sites/default/files/files/documents/ts16_finalweb
_0.pdf
• Consider more detailed guidance (NIWA 2017)
– https://www.niwa.co.nz/coasts-and-oceans/research-
projects/enabling-management-of-offshore-mining
21. Template structure
• Focus on headings (for consistent format)
– Fairly standard structure
– Not prescriptive in content (allow contractor, mineral resource,
site-specific flexibility)
• Key description of existing environment, assessment of
impacts, mitigation measures, residual impacts
• Physico-chemical, biological, (onshore), socio-
economic sections
• Supporting sections on policy-legal, project description,
management outline, consultation process
• Structure assessment by depth (surface, midwater,
bottom) as well as receptor (e.g., macrofauna,
meiofauna, fish)
24. Issue 4: Content
• Balance between detailed description of everything
known about an area, and evaluation of major impacts
– some guidance on headings content in NIWA (2017) report
• Need to focus on aspects of high risk (still include lower
risk activities and impacts, but reduce volume)
• Importance of risk assessment at two key times:
– At project start, so exploration gathers the important data to
inform the EIA (qualitative, “level 1”)
– At EIA stage where mitigation measures are proposed, and so
the EMP can be informed (semi-quantitative, “level 2”)
– Plus a smaller ERA for mine closure
• Recognised as an important component of the EIA
process in the Discussion paper
– Warrants more consideration of approach and methodology
25. Links between ERA and EIA
New Zealand EEZ Act Impact Assessment
ERA
(Ecological Risk
Assessment)
EIA
(Environmental Impact
Assessment/Statement)
EMP
(Environmental
Management Plan)
Marine
Estate
Seabed mining
• Risk scoping (level I)
• Advanced ERA
(level II)
• Identify threats
• Ask the right
questions!
• Focus on main risks
• Ecosystem approach
• Cumulative impacts
• Other activities
• Spatial scale variability
• Traditional knowledge
• Monitoring
programmes
• Adaptive
management options
• Appropriate spatial
and temporal scale
Integration across the
multiple environmental
components of DSM mining
26. Issue 5: Underlying data
• Deep-sea environments can (will) be data-poor
• Adequate data are at the core of a robust EIA
• Issues of quantity or quality
– lack of standardisation of data or sampling procedures
– poor integration of all available data
– no assessment of what is an adequate baseline dataset
– inadequate baseline survey design (often not enough
thought given to natural variability)
– insufficient regional setting for studies done at a smaller-
scale site of interest
– insufficient assessment of potential cumulative impacts
– limited expression or acknowledgement of uncertainty
• But what are the key data issues to address?
27. Lessons from New Zealand
• Phosphorite mining licence application in 2014, after 4 years
of exploration work
• Together with an offshore ironsands, first applications under
new EEZ environmental legislation
28. EIA problems identified
• A complex of environmental, social, economic and
cultural issues involved in decisions
• Process
– Focus on descriptive EIA (the issue of lots of description,
too little interpretation of impacts)
– Lack of SEA meant the mining application was treated in
isolation from other uses (especially fisheries), and led to
considerable tension between sectors
• Discussion paper refers often to ISA SEA and SEMP….
– Concern over national economic benefits
– Consultation issues, especially with indigenous iwi
• Highlights the public consultation feedback loops in the
process to be followed
29. EIA problems identified
• Key environmental scientific issues arose
– Inadequate baseline data, partial community descriptions
• e.g. meiofauna not sampled; hyperbenthos ignored
– Limited characterisation of ecosystem structure and function
• no examination of relationship of nodules with biodiversity;
importance of habitat-providing species (e.g., corals) poor
– Inadequate assessment of impacts
• especially indirect effects such as footprint and intensity of
sediment plumes-modelling but no ground-truthing
• Impacts on a protected coral community not quantified
– Inadequate description and treatment of scientific uncertainty
(how uncertain, what to do about it)
– Treatment of residual impacts not well addressed in monitoring
plans and adaptive management regime (IA context)
30. Baseline/monitoring data
• These data are critical to the EIA and EMP
• Why, what and how of environmental measurements
• The why and the how are not major problems (AnnexII)
• Developing guidance
– ISA LTC recommendations (ISBA/19/LTC/8)
– SPC-NIWA RSRG (Swaddling et al. 2016)
– MIDAS (2015, WP10, 10.1)
– Also ISA sampling, taxonomic workshops
– JAMSTEC SIP protocol series (2017)
31. Baseline/monitoring
• These data are critical to the EIA and EMP
• Why, what and how of environmental measurements
• The why and the how are not major problems
• Developing guidance
– Etc
• But the what is problematic
– What are the key indicators of system health?
– Check we can measure with enough precision to detect change
– What is an acceptable level of change (thresholds)?
• Links to standards, and definitions of when are data
(e.g., a baseline survey) good enough?
– Is this external to the EIA, or embedded into it?
– Critical to evaluating the consequences of the EIA
32. Understanding indirect impacts
• Key issues identified in NZ
– Lack of validation of
sediment plume modelling
– No data on biological
impacts from sedimentation
– Limited ecotoxicology work
carried out, deep-sea tests
• Some progress since then
(e.g., MIDAS, EMOM, END)
but still limited
• Test Mining under ISA
Exploration regulations
important to inform EIA
33. Uncertainty
• Expression of how well we know what we know, and
especially what we don’t know
• NZ applications struck problems with:
– Describing longer-term natural variability (how representative
were the surveys the companies carried out, given
environmental changes (El Nino, La Nina etc)
– How good were the biological parameters based on
modelling, such as the sediment plume models (no ground-
truthing or laboratory experiments), and benthic community
species distribution models (based on p/a, not biomass)
• Sources of uncertainty need description
– Statistical confidence OK
– Qualitative confidence measures?
34. Uncertainty sources (2)
– Knowledge uncertainty arises where there is incomplete
understanding of processes, interactions or system
behaviours (e.g., natural variability) –survey/data/analysis
– Unpredictability arises from chaotic (often random)
components of complex systems or of human behaviour
– Structural uncertainty arises from inadequate models,
ambiguous system boundaries, or over simplification or
omission of processes from models –validation
– Value uncertainty arises from missing or inaccurate data,
inappropriate spatial or temporal resolution, or poorly known
model parameters -survey/sampling programme
– Uncertain interpretations, arise when values or terms are
interpreted differently by different user groups –more
discussion/communication
[Clark et al. 2017]
35. Developing EIA criteria
• Discussion paper Section 19 is a start
• Process quality
– Not really a problem
– Principles and criteria as per background paper (rigorous,
practical, focussed, integrated etc)
– Checklist of acceptability
• Scientific quality
– OK for what is done, how complete, adequacy of methods,
precision of data, high risk focus etc
– More difficult to assess is the issue of assessing the
consequences of a certain level of impact
– Change thresholds very difficult (DOSI 2013)
• Links with the EMP
– Importance of spatial management, adaptive management
options, in dealing with risk/lack of information.
36. Conclusions
• EIA needs to consider multiple spatial scales [SEA/REA/EIA]
• Complex array of impacts, direct and indirect, and cumulative
• Ecosystem approach integrates benthic and midwater components
across physical, oceanographic and biological elements.
• Nothing new, but deep-sea assessments may be data-limited
• Baseline studies
– What are the really critical ecosystem components to describe?
– Spatial scale issues (regional to site, within site, variability)
• Some impacts are not well described: plume dynamics and
biological effects; ecotoxicity and potential bioaccumulation
• Assessing ecological risk is a key element of the process
• Precaution will require managing high uncertainty in the EIA
• Acceptability will depend on environmental management options
37. EIA beyond Berlin workshop
• Ongoing LTC review of Environmental Regulations
– Development of document through 2017-18
• Need for further specific workshops
• Not just ISA, link with international bodies, regional
programmes, national initiatives
– LTC proposal for IRZ/PRZ design and implementation workshop
– Environmental indicators and standardisation (Nekton, Oxford)
– DSM impacts (MIDAS results, JPI-O, NZ sedimentation project)
– Cumulative impacts (NIWA, August 2016)
– Ecosystem function approaches (“EcoDeep”)
– Spatial management planning (SEMPIA, LTC review of APEIs?)
– Links with DOSI and IUCN DSM working groups
• Next few days can help set the scene
38. Vielen dank..haben sie noch fragen?
Stone crab (Lithodes
longispinosus) on Rumble II
West seamount (SMS)