IEMA’s Impact Assessment Outlook Journal continues to go from strength to strength with the publication of volumes 19 and 20.
Volume 19 was published in January on Ecology, Biodiversity Net Gain and Natural Capital in Impact Assessment. Guest editor James Sanders selected six articles produced by IEMA professionals and EIA experts.
The examples demonstrate a change in perspective from developers, acknowledging the wide-ranging benefits of appropriate habitat creation and enhancement – from carbon sequestration to health and wellbeing – hopefully driving a step change as we move forward.
The journal highlights the essential role of impact assessment in recognising and valuing the importance of existing habitats to enable their integration into the design process and through providing the appropriate framework for enhancement and biodiversity net gain.
Volume 20, published in April, is titled Impact Assessment Frontiers Part 1: Environment, Technology and Place, and is the first in a two-part mini-series on emergent practice in impact assessment.
It was led by guest editor Samantha Timbrell and provides a series of thought pieces covering a wide range of new and exciting developments and types of impact assessment, including technology and AI, seascape, land contamination, spaceflight, heritage asset decision-making, coastal energy, supply chain and bioregional.
The result is a valuable yet quick read across some of the different aspects of UK and international practice, exploring different types of impact assessment.
Part 2 of this Frontiers series will explore health, wellbeing and social impact assessment.
