Scotland's EIA Conference 2021 Session 1: Advancing Effective EIA Practice
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.
The conference freely brings together delegates from across the professional EIA community from councils to consultants, developers to academics, Government and the statutory bodies.
This opening session of the conference focused on opportunities to advance EIA practice from three different perspectives:
- Lichfields summarised the findings of recent research studies they have conducted across the lessons learnt regarding consultation during the pandemic and exploring how to improve EIA scoping in Scotland.
- SEPA discussed their shift in approach to EIA and project engagement, where they actively seek to generate a collaborative approach that is focussed on enabling enhanced outcomes for development, community and the environment.
- Professor Thomas Fischer from University of Liverpool discussed the multifaceted relationship between EIA practice and universities – from research and capacity building through delivery of graduate recruits to partnership working - considering how better understanding on each side could further advance the delivery of effective EIA.
To register for other sessions this week, please register for each session you wish to attend here: Scotland's EIA Conference 2021 | FothergillTC
Presentations from this session can be found here: Day 1 | FothergillTC
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.
The second day of online delivery of Scotland’s EIA Conference saw three experienced presenters discuss their views on EIA’s progress in different aspects of climate change and nature enhancement goals.
This Impact Assessment Network webinar, on the interaction of Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) heard from practitioners from both specialisms on the differences and similarities between these impact assessment regimes and how greater coordination can be achieved with case studies.
