EIA coordinators and the Rochdale Envelope
Lucy Whitter, from Peter Brett Associates, discusses the role of environmental impact assessment (EIA) practitioners in applying the principles of the Rochdale Envelope approach
The desire for developers to obtain flexible planning permissions is understandable and often necessary for the viability of schemes. It has led to outline planning consent being sought for maximum anContinue reading this with an IEMA membership
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The changing landscape
Members of IEMA’s policy team outline the key issues facing sustainability professionals in 2023 and beyond
IEMA has published two new impact assessment guides: 'Effective Scoping of Human Health in Environmental Impact Assessment', and 'Determining Significance for Human Health in Environmental Impact Assessment'.
David Burrows delves into some of the issues with lifecycle assessment – and how brands are misusing results
Are environmental auditors taking due care around materiality? Richard Gotheridge and Nigel Leehane discuss
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When a construction project is delayed, are the environmental impact assessment’s findings still valid? Ellen Smith reports
Fin Whitehouse discusses organisational culture, and how it could be the key to successful innovation within impact assessment
In May 2022, the UK government published the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, building on the white paper Levelling Up the United Kingdom. Its scope is broad, but the proposals to reform environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA) will be of interest to IEMA members.
