ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - Decision-Making, Canadian Wildlife Federation
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Impact assessments: infrastructure, activities, policy: lifecycle assessments: consumable materials, goods ex: best light bulb, cost-benefit analysis: policy/regulations, ecological footprints: overall consumption of person, institution, nation. Iaia: identifying, predicting, evaluating, mitigation the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken and commitments made. Ceaa: planning tool to identify, understand, assess, and mitigate the env effects of a project. Minimum-regret planning: history: to encourage productive harmony btwn man and his environment , principles for eia: Each generation serves as a trustee to next. Need to assure safe, healthy, culturally pleasing, productive, aesthetic env. Wide range of uses should be permitted. Culture heritage and future options should be protected. Encourage use of renewable resources/recycling: canada and eia: Envisioned a cooperative/constructive negotiation process, away from courts. At discretion of fed env minister for federal land. This approach- administrative, rather than legal- has pros and cons: types of ia: Env: effects of development on natural resources.
