EESC13H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Soil Contamination, Open-Pit Mining, Eutrophication
14 Dec 2016
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Lecture 06- predicting environmental effects & multi- jurisdiction ea: ways to characterize the environmental effects of a project. An example of actions to impacts: (be able to give a scenario action, causal factor, potential effects. Simple development project in which river modified and dammed for hydroelectric power generation. Dredging and widening of river channel upstream of dam prior to construction. Causing decline in fishery (direct) and economic impact to recreational fishery. Characterizing predicted impacts: (classification system for environmental effects and. Jurisdiction generally describes any authority over a certain area or certain persons. In the law, jurisdiction sometimes refers to a particular geographic area containing a defined legal authority. For example, the federal government is a jurisdiction unto itself. Multi- jurisdictional ea in ca: canada is a confederation. Federal (ca)>first nations>territories>provinces (each jurisdiction has different laws, regulations, eia objectives, procedures) (cid:862)the (cid:272)o(cid:374)stitutio(cid:374) does (cid:374)ot assig(cid:374) a(cid:271)solute (cid:272)o(cid:374)trol over e(cid:374)viro(cid:374)(cid:373)ental issues to either level of.
