Pölönen et al in 2011 conducted research on “The effectiveness of the Finnish EIA system”. He inspected main weaknesses and strengths of EIA as a participatory and preventive environmental management tool. According to him EIA has enhanced the legitimacy of the planning processes and tools used in environmental policy. The planning has been made more transparent through the participation of stakeholders. In the early phase of Planning, the participation has made it possible to strengthen the trust between stakeholders, and allows sound consensus in disagreement. It has also prevented appeals in the later phases of decision making. EIA also has influence on project design and also on the valuations. EIA may eliminate the most harmful …show more content…
Panigrahi and Amirapu in 2012 conducted research on “An assessment of EIA system in India”. According to the authors there is well developed regulatory EIA system established in India but coordination is vital for an effective EIA system. Interviews with the officials and consultants showed that there is weak coordination among the decision makers, SPCBs, consultants, proponents and other agencies/line departments. Proponents and consultants do not consult concerned departments and agencies during preparation of EIA reports to identify issues. The authors carried out the assessment of the EIA process and identified the following weakness in the system. • There are comprehensive guidelines, legal and legislative provisions but administrative setup is very weak. EIA is just a formality as most of the time EIA is conducted after start of construction. • Coordination among the consultants and planners are very weak. • Involvement of stakeholders into ToR process during scoping is inadequate which results in a thin coverage of socio-economic and environmental issues in the EIA reports. • The quality of EIA reports are very poor and not up to the mark. The reason identified is the lack of experts and professionals. There are many weaknesses identified in the reports such as it hardly discusses the limitations and assumptions carried out by consultants. •
In preparing this report, i have read the following documents and files and liaised with the following professionals
The Ontario EIA was first passed by the Ontario government in 1975, and has been constantly updated throughout those years with its latest update dated on October 25, 2010. The Ontario EIA is process for reviewing the environmental impacts of various proposed projects that may or may not need government funding. To achieve government funding, the EIA needs to be approved by the Ontario government before all process can move forward. The Ontario EIA is required only for public projects however, if a special regulation is passed it can also be applied to private projects or private firms may voluntarily go through the EIA process. Public projects proposed by the provincial ministry and agencies, municipalities such as towns, cities and counties,
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) play an essential role for sustainability establishing. As Anzecc (1991) mentioned that EIA producers would take a responsibility for issues like improving the efficiency of the contribution made by making sustainability and environmentally decision, which means the government responsible for EIA process which have the power to recommend environmental conditions.
Located in the middle and, as its name suggests, the south of the country, South Australia has both coastal and
As discussed earlier, scientific literature advocates the importance of public participation and consultation as a central part of the assessment procedure of the EIA decision-making process (Glucker, Driessen, Kolhoff, Runhaar, 2013, p. 104). The EPA under the Environmental Protection Act 1986 is responsible for governing and managing the EIA process in Western Australia and, therefore, determining the extent of public participation for each project. While the WA’s EIA process continues to change with the latest administrative procedures updated in 2012, there continue to be many challenges and implications from the practice of public participation and consultation. Some of the key implications and challenges for WA that this essay has explored
An extensive research was done to fetch the historical background of company, the functioning of its legacy systems, and the issues that are being faced by the company as a result of ERP implementation. However, there are only few studies that showed ERP case studies for the company relative to the ERP issues.The web searches provided a restricted account of data on company’s ERP profile. In order to find details of the issues that are being faced by the
Assess the potential environmental impact of a proposed construction project on the local natural environment.
The Council considered the Part 3A as a policy tool which will help to speed up and improve the efficiency of the development assessment process which is vital for the development of the State or the region (DIPNR, 2005; Lyster et al, 2007). This feature of the Bill gained support from all quarters like developers, council boards and government. But the council members felt that the Bill and Part 3A of the EP&A Act lacked autonomy, appeal privileges, minimal space for community participation and less emphasis for environmental issues (Ratcliff et al., 2007). Council Board and members criticized the Part 3A that it was more of technical specification regarding approval process and it had more features to allow political contribution and intervention
Environmental issues have been a part of living on earth since the beginning of time. The only issue with this however, is that resolutions have only just recently been put in place. Environmental concerns have only been discussed since the last half of the twentieth century. While some small steps were taken here and there, The European Union was the first to deliberate environmental policy in an attentive and compulsory nature. The European Union has some of the highest environmental standards to date. These standards have been evolving since the Paris Summit meeting of the European Community that took place in October 1972. The Paris Summit of 1972 was the first to introduce environmental policy on such a vast scale. One outcome of the summit was a declaration on environmental and consumer policy which gave the Environmental Commission the authority to establish the First Environmental Action Programme (EAP) to implement environmental policy. An EAP is essentially a strategic policy document which reflects the fundamental elements of contemporary environmental thinking and problem perceptions, as well as strategic policy orientation. (http://wwweeborg/publication/chapter-3pdf) It is based on a proposal from the Commission, but is now subject to a full legislative procedure leading to agreement between
In order to reduce the ecological impact of Macquarie University’s Arts Department the ecological footprinting tool is used to highlight problem areas and provide clear information on usage. By using this footprinting tool and related academic literature seven potential strategies have been identified.
Social Factors - The California Pizza Kitchen sells pizzas, pastas, salads, etc. and the ambience of the restaurants is quite informal and homely. Its primary key to its success has been that they were the first pizza restaurant that offered fresh and non-traditional ingredients for its pizzas. On a whole, the American consumer base is traditionally not very nutritional conscience when it comes to dining out. Regionally, the consumer preferences are suiting the business model of the company in most areas; however changes in the consumer
Identifying the costs and benefits of a project is the first step; the next step is to identifying the value of these components. Monetary values such as income and lost income can be assessed with current values. However to place a value on environmental benefits and costs is more difficult. Harris et al (2006) describes four categories of values they are direct use value which can use market price valuation. Indirect use value is the category used to describe how the project can benefit the environment such as carbon sequestration. Option value takes into account the benefits lost due to irreversibility
Organizations need to be aware of what is going on in their environments that might concern them, and more so, during the planning process. Diverse but overlapping environments ought to be monitored; the macro environment, the industrial environment, the competitive environment, and the organization’s internal environment (Ginter, 2013; Pfeiffer, 1986). At Rapha AL, my chosen organization, the environmental scanning will include distinct internal and external factors that would enable Rapha gain excellent understanding of the current and emerging issues that might affect it, and inspire the setting of clear and achievable goals. In this paper, I will analyze and address the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT); discuss current and prospective customers and evaluate the impact of environmental factors on the organization’s effectiveness to achieve the established goals within the strategic plan. Furthermore, I will address evolving external issues that could influence the strategic plan, evaluate the benefits of competitive analysis and Rapha’s capacity to achieve the strategic goals and objectives in a 3-year strategic plan.
The government can hardly keep pace with the time for implementation of a project. Every government project experiences cost overrun. Bureaucracy always suffers from inhibition psyche. Promptness is a word unknown to it. As a result, growth and development have always been impeded in the government sector.
Transparency University is a private not-for-profit university that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, which is located in Crockett, Texas. Over the years, we have held commencement ceremonies twice a year; at the end of the two long semesters. We take pride in the fact that we are able to distribute diplomas to graduates who are qualified immediately after the commencement ceremonies, and because of this, the event has a high attendance rate.