(par 10.6 ) Social Impact Assessment
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT https://www.iaia.org/wiki-details.php?ID=23 BY IAIA International Association for Impact Assessment EDITED BY: BRIDGET DEFINITION Social Impact Assessment includes the processes of analysing, monitoring and managing the intended and unintended social consequences, both positive and negative, of planned interventions (policies, programs, plans, projects) and any social change processes invoked by those interventions. Its primary purpose is […]
(par 10.5.3.6) Environment ministry reviews model checklist for border highway projects
Environment ministry reviews model checklist for border highway projects http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-09-11/news/53811429_1_clearance-process-border-areas-expert-appraisal-committee Urmi Goswami, ET Bureau Sep 11, 2014, 06.28AM IST NEW DELHI: As part of its efforts to expedite environmental clearance process for infrastructure in border areas, the environment ministry is reviewing a model green checklist for highways projects in border states. The 40 items-long terms of reference […]
(par 10.5.3.2) Eyes-in-the-sky spy on crimes against nature
Eyes-in-the-sky spy on crimes against nature http://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Environmental-health/Environmental-disasters/Eyes-in-the-sky-spy-on-crimes-against-nature-20150513 Satellite imaging coupled with beefed-up computing power and crowdsourced information has come of age as a vital tool for policing environmental destruction and war crimes. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon over 25 years. Improved satellite imaging technology now allows destruction to be tracked in near real-time. ~ NASA […]