The spring 2017 revisions across Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) legislation give effect to the amended European Union EIA Directive. One of the amendments clarifies that ‘population and human health’ factors should be on the list of environmental topics considered by EIA. The EIA Directive does not seek to define the way in which topics are addressed. There is thus no prescribed EIA definition for ‘population and human health’. This primer aims to raise awareness of the implications of this change amongst those concerned with the coverage of population and human health in EIA, e.g. EIA professionals; public health teams; planning officers; environmental health practitioners; developers; private sector consultants; and community groups. The audience for this document is assumed to have a working knowledge of EIA in the UK. A useful guide to the EIA process can be found in IEMA’s reference document - The State of EIA Practice in the UK
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Posted on 1st May 2017
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