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EIA methods – how can you do it? - Checklists
- Matrices
- Weighting/Scaling
- Overlays
- Networks
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Terrestrial ecosystems
Checklists b)
Grassland?
Desert?
Are these ecosystems:
Yes____
Yes____
No____
No____
Unk____
Unk____
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- Gives rough idea of impacts EIA
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Estimated impact on terrestrial ecosystems
ND..HA..MA..LA..O..LB..MB..HB
Matrices
Leopold matrix
Simple matrix
Component interaction matrix
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Option 1 Option 2
4 Magnitude 3
Impact 1
5 Significance 6
10 8
Impact 2
2 8
Sum = 21 Sum = 25
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A B C D 1 A B C D E F
Legend
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CIM - Second order impacts CIM – Third & fourth order impacts
Legend Legend
A B C D E F A B C D E F
First order impacts First order impacts
A A
Second order impacts Second order impacts
B B
Third order impacts
C C
Fourth order impacts
D D
A depends on A (via B) Third order:
E E D depends on A (via B and C)
B depends on B (via A)
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D also depends on E (via F) EIA
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E depends on A (via B) Fourth order:
Weighting/scaling
Weighting:
- Determining value
Scaling
- Using common units
Environmental Evaluation System
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4
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Overlays
McHarg overlays
Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
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5
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Remobilisation
Reduction in fish of toxins
populations Disturbance to
Networks Fish gills
birds/mammals
Disturbance of
sediment Noise
Need big sheet of paper! Suspended
Benthic matter
Excellent for indirect impacts invertebrates
Marine Material rejected
Excellent for interlinkages Spawning
overboard
grounds Dredging
Removal of
substrate Current flow
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UNIT Beach drawdown