Environmental-Science-BHCT-110

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) PART-2 Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental impacts of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and adverse. The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that decision makers consider the environmental impacts when deciding whether or not to proceed with a project. The International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines an environmental impact assessment as "the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical, social, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major decisions being taken and commitments made".   United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a tool used to identify the environmental, social and economic impacts of a project prior to decisio

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) Learning  Objectives : After studying this lesson, you will be able to understand: The concept of Environment Management System (EMS) Different EMS standards  Role of ISO 14001 for the Implementation of EMS The concept of environmental auditing Carbon Abatement Strategies India Green Rating Project Leeds- Design for Green Building PART-1 Introduction Environment provides resources as well as essential services to supports life of human beings. Now a days, resource conservation and management have become significant for the commercial establishment of an enterprise or company, industry and service sectors. Not all resources are of renewable in nature as well as after their consumption by different industries for making goods and other desired products; they are also generating lots of waste and pollutants in air, water and land. Therefore, degradation of the environment has been threatening the sustainability of human beings and its gree