Environmental Impact Assessment

GPTKB entity

Statements (93)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf manual
Process
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EIA
gptkb:EIS
gptkbp:alternativeName Environmental_Assessment
Environmental_Impact_Statement
environmental_assessment
environmental_consultancy
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:urban_development
infrastructure projects
resource extraction
industrial projects
major federal actions
private projects
public projects
transboundary projects
gptkbp:criticizedFor bureaucracy
lengthy process
variable effectiveness
gptkbp:documentType gptkb:Environmental_Assessment_Report
Environmental Impact Assessment
gptkbp:draftVersion gptkb:Draft_Environmental_Impact_Statement
gptkbp:finalVersion gptkb:Final_Environmental_Impact_Statement
gptkbp:firstReleased 1969
gptkbp:firstRequired 1970
gptkbp:focusesOn biodiversity
environmental protection
public health
sustainable development
cultural impacts
economic impacts
social impacts
gptkbp:goal prevent environmental harm
identify environmental effects
mitigate negative impacts
inform decision-makers
gptkbp:hasLegalBasisIn national legislation
international conventions
gptkbp:includes mitigation
reporting
decision-making
public participation
monitoring
screening
public consultation
mitigation measures
alternatives to proposed action
analysis of environmental impacts
description of proposed action
impact prediction
impact analysis
scoping
gptkbp:language English
multiple languages
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:United_States
1970s
gptkbp:preparedBy federal agencies
gptkbp:publicCommentPeriod required
gptkbp:purpose assess environmental effects of proposed actions
evaluate environmental effects of proposed projects
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:United_Nations_Environment_Programme
national governments
environmental laws
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Finding_of_No_Significant_Impact
gptkb:Record_of_Decision
gptkb:Environmental_Management_Plan
gptkb:Strategic_Environmental_Assessment
gptkb:Sustainability_Assessment
environmental protection
sustainable development
Environmental Impact Assessment
environmental impact assessment
gptkbp:requires gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:NEPA
gptkb:United_States_National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:European_Union_directives
many governments
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:learned_society
environmental NGOs
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States
infrastructure development
urban planning
policy making
resource extraction
project planning
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Institute_of_Geological_and_Nuclear_Sciences
gptkb:Environmental_Assessment_Program
gptkb:IEEE_1680_(Environmental_Assessment)
gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:EIA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5