- engineers
- planners
- developers
- collaboration with wider community
- growing populations globally
- finite resources
- sustainability of environment
- irreversible impacts of development
determining and managing the potential impacts of proposed human actions and their alternatvies on the environment
- integrity (meet standards)
- utility (info for decision makers)
- sustainability (mitigate)
- transparent
- systematic
- credible
- integrated
- interdisciplinary
- participative
- adaptive
- focused
- efficient
- cost-effective
- relevant
- practical
- rigorous
- purposive
General steps:
- screening
- scoping
- impact assessment & mitigation
- impact management
- EIA report
- review and licensing
- monitoring
- Permitted (without asking = 'as of right')
- Controlled (minor)
- Discretionary (major/need approval)
- Restricted discretionary
- Non-complying
- Prohibited
- nature
- magnitude
- location
- timing
- duration
- reversibility
- likelihood
- significance
- scientific uncertainty
- data uncertainty
- policy uncertainty
- demographic
- cultural
- community
- socio - psychological
- limits on waste/emissions discharge and concentrations
- clean air & water quality standards
- policy objectives and targets
- plans that allocate use of land and natural resources
- extensive over space/time
- intensive concentration or capacity
- exceed enviro standards
- not compliant with enviro policies
- affect community lifestyle / traditional land usage
- affect heritage resources
- ecosystems + people and communities
- all resources (natural and physical)
- amenity values
- social, economic, aesthetic and cultural conditions
- positive / adverse effects
- temporary/permanent effects
- past/present/future effects
- cumulative effects
- potential effects of low and high probababilities
6: national importance
7: other
8: treaty of waitangi
30: regional councils under this Act
All done by council which then may/may not be taken to general public...
- publicly notified (will have/likely to have adverse affects?)
- limited notified (will anyone be adversely affected by the acitivity that is at least 'minor')
- non-notified (no involvement of general public)
- resources will be managed
- framework for upholding standards
- planning doc for akl council
Assessment of enviro effects
effects > impacts
- biophysical and resource use
- social and cultural
- health and safety
- economic and fiscal
- landscape and visual
- indigenous peoples rights and traditonal areas
- better enviro planning and design of proposal
- compliance of enviro standards
- reduced time and costs
- savings
- increaed project acceptance by the public
1) screening
2) scoping
3) Investigation and report prep
4) review
5) decision
6) monitoring
(SSIRDM: slithery snakes into rough desserts on monday)
- early step in the process
- open and interactive
- lays foundation: necessary info & key issues to be considered
- identify and inform stakeholders
- key concerns
- alternatives
- main issues
- define boundaries of AEE/EIA study
identifying impacts more specifically
predicta characteristics
evaluate signficance of residual impact
actionable (proponent); decision relevant(authority); user-friendly(public)
'as of right', dont need to apply for resource consent, can do whenever
council must grant consent, unless insufficient info
description of proposal/site/surroundings
consult to councils
identify effects
propose mitigation for effects
additional reports
finalise AEE
environment loss/deterioration
social impact
standards
risk
biodiversity, habitat depletion
ecological functions impaired
waste discharge and concentrations
air and water
use of land & natural resources
avoid
minimise
remedy
information
consultation
participation
negotiation
iwi/hapu
locals
proponent & project beneficiaries
government agencies
identify deficiencies
critical shortcomings
recommend remedial measures
meet standards
provides info relevant for decision making
mitigate serious adverse effects, and avoid irreversible losses
"Environment"
- ecosystems
- resources (natural and physical)
- amenity values
- social, economic, aesthetic and cultural conditions
"Effect"
- positive or adverse effects
- temporary or permanent effect
- cumulative effect
- potential effect of high/low probability