NR 425 Applied Environmental Impact Analysis Flashcards Questions and Answers 2023

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What are the three primary components of EIA? - -Description of affected environment, prediction of impacts, impact mitigation -What are some benefits of EIA? - -require decision maker to account f... or environmental values, improve projects, achieve environmental protection, promote sustainability, enhance stakeholder support, encourage community input in project planning -What are the five primary components of the project description? - -location, existing site characteristics, objectives, project phases, project characteristics/components -What is a stakeholder? - -any individual or group who has a stake in the outcome of an organization's actions -what is a key stakeholder? - -any stakeholder who is significantly affected by an organization's actions and/or has considerable influence on those actions -What organizations/groups/individuals are key process participants in EIA? - -lead agency, project applicant, environmental consultant, responsible agencies, trustee agencies, public, courts, other resource agencies -What is scoping in EIA? - -the process of determining the scope, focus, and content of the environmental document -The environmental baseline takes into account what three dimensions? - -temporal, spatial, functional -What are the three general steps of establishing the environmental baseline? - -literature review, original studies/investigations, data [Show More]

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