USB100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Silt, Surface Runoff, Australia Wide
29 Jun 2018
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Week 7:
Large Developments (Large scale)
Urban and rural projects, mining projects also
Hospitals, airports, shopping malls, power plants, hydroelectric dams
Multi-million dollar projects
Create various environmental impacts
Impacts on human and natural world
Human; air we breath, water we drink
Preserving nature
Types of impact
Social Economic Visual Cultural Auditory/Noise Vibration
Disruption
that can
happen to
society
Some may not
be
see eg.
Brisbane river
chemicals
and change in
air pollution
General noise: Unwanted
sound which has potential
to cause disturbance
physiologically or physically
Types of Noise
1. Industrial Noise
2. Transportation noise
3. Leisure noise inc motor
sport, pubs, sporting events
4. Domestic noise inc.
music, alarms
Damage to
buildings arising
from vibration;
Cosmetic: Hair
line building
cracks
Minor: Large
cracks, falling of
plaster
Major: Damage
to structural
elements, loosing
of joints
Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) overview
Tool for predicting and managing the environmental impacts for large developments
Assess' the extent and severity of the predicted impacts and the viability of
proposed management (mitigation) techniques
Evaluates through all stages of the development; design, construction etc.
*Mitigation* = the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.
PROCESS (Australia wide and internationally)
1. Takes place before development commences --> needs to know what's
involved long term
2. Must be monitored throughout lifecycle of the project --> overseen by
government authorities (longitudinal life span)
3. Based on the impact report - an assessment is to be made to decide whether
the project should proceed, or whether changes should be made
Basic Tenet of EIA
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Perusing Preventative
action:
Opportunity to prevent worst environmental implications - set of
management procedures to prevent the impacts from occurring.
Avoiding the impact occurring then sending in management team after.
Informing the decision Based on the impact report - an assessment is to be made to decide
whether the project should proceed, or whether changes should be
made
Maintaining
environmental focus
and scope
Not just design or development.
Public Participation
= PEOPLE POWER
At the end of development.
Eg. Walking through city and area is fenced off, sign talking about the
project.
The public has opportunity to raise objections
WHEN?
Depending on jurisdiction, two main approaches can be used to decide whether an EIA is
warranted:
1. Prescribed developments: Report is more detailed and larger
Gases, cement factories, dealing with producing something or waste
2. Referral (more common in Australia) - Doesn’t automatically require a EIA. Seek input on
EIA report.
EIA LEADS TO EIS
EIS: A statement of the effects, if any, which the proposed development, if carried
out, would have on the environment’
oEach expert for each field eg. Dust expert looking at how the dust would
move depending on weather conditions
EIS Form and Content:
An Environmental Impact Statement should be systematically organised to provide sections
describing:
the proposed development
the existing environment
the impacts of the proposed development by topic; eg. air quality, water quality,
shade, noise, visual impacts
measures to mitigate adverse impacts
PROCESS
1. Screening
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Document Summary
Urban and rural projects, mining projects also. Hospitals, airports, shopping malls, power plants, hydroelectric dams. Some may not be see eg. brisbane river chemicals and change in air pollution. Tool for predicting and managing the environmental impacts for large developments. Assess" the extent and severity of the predicted impacts and the viability of proposed management (mitigation) techniques. Evaluates through all stages of the development; design, construction etc. *mitigation* = the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something. Takes place before development commences --> needs to know what"s. 1. involved long term: must be monitored throughout lifecycle of the project --> overseen by government authorities (longitudinal life span) 3. the project should proceed, or whether changes should be made. Based on the impact report - an assessment is to be made to decide whether. Opportunity to prevent worst environmental implications - set of management procedures to prevent the impacts from occurring.
