CEAM Principles and a Practical Example
In the first of this mini-series, the hugely respected Dr Larry Canter will set out key principles in successful cumulative effects assessment from over 30 years of experience, while Peter Collins (Atkins) will demonstrate a practical case study of managing the complexities of cumulative effects between projects.
Presentation 1: Cumulative Effects Assessment and Management (CEAM)
Dr Larry Canter will discuss practical environmental and socioeconomic information which can be used in planning and implementing CEAM studies; compiled from practice in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, and beyond. He will discuss step-wise CEAM processes, both connector and resource-related methods and tools for predicting, mitigating, and managing cumulative effects on key Valued Ecosystem Components (VECs),
Presentation 2; We’re Surrounded! Assessing a power station in the middle of a proposed business park
Pete Collins - Meaford Energy Centre is proposed to be built in the middle of a site that also has outline planning permission for a business park. The project’s EIA process had a key focus on cumulative effects, to understand both the likely consequences of the two schemes potentially being built at the same time and to develop a method for identifying in-combination effects.
Dr. Canter is a Texas based IA professional who has published 13 books on Impact Assessment topics over the past 30 years, including his latest on CEAMHe is also author of more than 150 research reports and 100 peer-reviewed articles.
Peter Collins is a senior environmental consultant at Atkins with recent EIA experience focussed on the rail and energy infrastructure sectors. He has a background in environmental consultancy and management information. His focus is to make information clear, understandable, robust, and useful through effective data analysis and research.
Launch of Principles of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment in the UK
This webinar launched the first edition of ‘Principles for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment’, prepared jointly by IEMA, CIfA and IHBC.
This webinar was aimed at helping professionals (re)define principles and develop a framework for assessment, especially for those wanting a holistic approach to impact assessment in line with international standards.
Scotland’s EIA Conference 2021 closed the unique online event with the opportunity to refresh knowledge of key EIA case law and understand different professional perspectives on what this may mean for practice.
This third session of the online Scotland’s EIA Conference programme turned its attention to the rapid progress being made in the expanded use of digital approaches to improve the effectiveness and outcomes of the EIA process.
Scotland’s EIA Conference is a partnership event designed and coordinated between: Fothergill Training & Consulting, the Scottish Government, HES, NatureScot and SEPA with the aim of furthering the enhance of EIA practice across Scotland. This opening session of the conference focused on opportunities to advance EIA practice.
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