Environmental Impact Assessment of Oil and Gas Projects
Article from: OGEL 5 (2003), in Environment
Summary
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) describes a systematic process that produces a statement on the environmental consequences of development projects to be used in guiding decision-making with several related functions. The essential elements of EIA are that: first, it should provide decision-makers with information on the environmental consequences of proposed activities and, in some cases, programmes and policies, and their alternatives. Secondly, it requires decisions to be influenced by that information. And thirdly, it provides a mechanism for ensuring the ...