Environmental Impact Assessment

  1. Advanced and Specialized Forms of Impact Assessment
    1. Strategic Environmental Assessment
      1. Application to Policies, Plans, and Programs
        1. Policy Level SEA
          1. Plan Level SEA
            1. Program Level SEA
            2. Key Differences between SEA and EIA
              1. Scale and Scope
                1. Timing and Integration
                  1. Assessment Methods
                  2. The SEA Process
                    1. Screening and Scoping in SEA
                      1. SEA Screening
                        1. Strategic Scoping
                          1. Issue Identification
                          2. Assessment of Alternatives
                            1. Strategic Alternatives
                              1. Alternative Evaluation
                                1. Preferred Option Selection
                                2. Integration with Policy-Making
                                  1. Policy Integration
                                    1. Decision Support
                                      1. Implementation Planning
                                      2. Public Participation in SEA
                                        1. Stakeholder Engagement
                                          1. Consultation Methods
                                            1. Input Integration
                                            2. Monitoring and Follow-Up in SEA
                                              1. Implementation Monitoring
                                                1. Effectiveness Evaluation
                                                  1. Adaptive Management
                                              2. Cumulative Impact Assessment
                                                1. Defining Cumulative Impacts
                                                  1. Cumulative Impact Concepts
                                                    1. Types of Cumulative Effects
                                                      1. Spatial and Temporal Scales
                                                      2. Methodologies for CIA
                                                        1. Baseline Trend Analysis
                                                          1. Current Conditions
                                                            1. Future Projections
                                                            2. Spatial and Temporal Scoping
                                                              1. Spatial Boundaries
                                                                1. Temporal Boundaries
                                                                  1. Receptor Identification
                                                                  2. Assessment of Multiple Projects and Activities
                                                                    1. Project Inventory
                                                                      1. Impact Aggregation
                                                                        1. Interaction Assessment
                                                                      2. Challenges in CIA
                                                                        1. Data Availability
                                                                          1. Methodological Limitations
                                                                            1. Institutional Coordination
                                                                          2. Health Impact Assessment
                                                                            1. Scope and Purpose of HIA
                                                                              1. Health Determinants
                                                                                1. Health Outcomes
                                                                                  1. Vulnerable Populations
                                                                                  2. Methods and Tools for HIA
                                                                                    1. Health Risk Assessment
                                                                                      1. Epidemiological Methods
                                                                                        1. Participatory Approaches
                                                                                        2. Integration with EIA
                                                                                          1. HIA-EIA Integration
                                                                                            1. Shared Methodologies
                                                                                              1. Coordinated Processes
                                                                                            2. Social Impact Assessment
                                                                                              1. Scope and Purpose of SIA
                                                                                                1. Social Change Assessment
                                                                                                  1. Community Impact Analysis
                                                                                                    1. Social Risk Assessment
                                                                                                    2. Methods and Tools for SIA
                                                                                                      1. Social Baseline Studies
                                                                                                        1. Impact Prediction Methods
                                                                                                          1. Participatory Assessment
                                                                                                          2. Integration with EIA
                                                                                                            1. SIA-EIA Integration
                                                                                                              1. Socioeconomic Assessment
                                                                                                                1. Holistic Approaches
                                                                                                              2. Transboundary Impact Assessment
                                                                                                                1. Notification and Consultation Procedures
                                                                                                                  1. Notification Requirements
                                                                                                                    1. Consultation Processes
                                                                                                                      1. Information Exchange
                                                                                                                      2. Assessment of Cross-Border Impacts
                                                                                                                        1. Transboundary Impact Identification
                                                                                                                          1. Cross-Border Assessment Methods
                                                                                                                            1. Joint Assessment Procedures
                                                                                                                            2. International Cooperation and Dispute Resolution
                                                                                                                              1. Cooperation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                1. Dispute Prevention
                                                                                                                                  1. Resolution Procedures

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