ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Japanese Nuclear Safety Commission, National Energy Board, Environment And Climate Change Canada
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Brief history of environmental impact assessments in canada and the us. Best practice framework: ecosystem management, adaptive management, stakeholder. Decision-making tools: ecological footprint, impact assessments, cost-benefit analysis, lifecycle assessment, impact specific tools (food miles) (greenhouse gas inventory) Decision-making tools: impact assessments-infrastructure, activates, and policy (week 6) Ecological footprint-reducing overall consumptions of person, institution, nation. Cost-benefit analysis-policy and regulations (week 8) lifecycle assessment-consumable materials and goods (week 8) impact specific tools (food miles) (greenhouse gas inventory)(week 9) Thinks about assessing environmental impact prior to assessing, and how these projects/ changes can occur to reduce environmental impact. First in ua through the national environmental protection act (1969) Led to us council on environmental quality. Each generation serves as trustee to next. Need to assure safe, health m culturally pleasing, productive environment. Wide range of uses should be permitted. This approach was more administrative, rather than legal has pros and cons. (fast approach)
