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An Analysis of the Spatial Range of Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) - Focusing on Landscape Ecological Aspects -  

Oh, Kyushik (Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University)
Kim, Hee-Ju (Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University)
Lee, Dong-Kun (Department of Landscape Architecture and Rural System Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology / v.12, no.3, 2009 , pp. 130-141 More about this Journal
Abstract
The spatial range of EIA is mainly related to landscape ecological factors such as topography, geology, animals, and plants. Problems were detected involved land, soil, noise, oscillation, the atmosphere, animals, and plants in the natural-environment. First of all, the current EIA lacks explicit spatial ranges and sections in terms of scientific exactitude and objectivity for assessment. Secondly, there are overlapping influence-area problems resulting in cumulative impacts of unit developments that accumulate. Finally, some developments have no regard for ecological and conservational value in relation to determining which effect ecological stability, and which should be regarded as Regional Ecological Resources. Therefore, this study suggests that EIA should be improved in the following manner. First, the standard classification of landscape unit for analysis should be established 10 regulate each spatial range on a wide-landscape scale. Secondly, the impacts resulting from the interaction of overlapping influence-area developments between individual development should be assessed. Third, Minimization of the of the environmental effects is needed by applying the cumulative effects to the influence-area where developments occur in the same time or in a sequence. Fourth, individual characteristics of landscape elements such as roads, rivers, and green networks need to be considered separately in the analysis. Finally, regional ecological habitats should be included in the analysis in order to achieve stable ecosystems.
Keywords
Landscape Ecology; Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA); Spatial Range of Assessment;
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