• Title/Summary/Keyword: EIS (Environmental Impact Statement)

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An Environmental Impact Statement for Wetlands Conservation (습지보전을 위한 환경영향평가제도)

  • Lee, Sang-Don
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2000
  • The purpose of Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is an integral component of decisions on proposed plans, projects, and actions. Adapted from the National Environmental Policy Act(NEPA, 1969) environmental impact statement in Korea has aimed to analyse and prepare the mitigation in the process of big scale development and major industrial planning. During the past 19 years EIS has played the central role for the environmental issues in the process of economic development. Nevertheless EIS act needs some modification in the system as well as in the contents of evaluation process. EIS should be served as decision-making process by assessing environmental issues in the beginning stage of proposed actions. Other consideration was suggested to make EIS system better used for environment conservation.

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Analysis of Environmental Impact Statement (환경영향평가서 분석)

  • Lee, Jae-Woon;Chang, Chun-Ki;Kwon, Myeong-Hee;Bang, Kyu-Chul;Jeong, Dong-Hwan
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.77-84
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    • 1994
  • The study is to analyze the contents of Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) and supplementary EIS prepared from 1981 to 1992. The contents are project area, project cost, EIS volume, project term, assessment term, EIS preparation cost, land use plan, and kinds of predictive model concerning air quality, water quality, noise and vibration etc. by project type. Data are collected with EIS analysis checklist and analyzed by $SPSS/PC^+$.

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Content Analysis of Mitigation Measures in Environmental Impact Statement (환경영향평가서 저감방안의 실효성에 대한 연구: 내용분석을 중심으로)

  • Yi, Young Kyoung;Yi, Pyong In
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.165-180
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    • 1997
  • Mitigation measures in EIS are the important factors in the effectiveness of EIS. This paper analyzed the content of mitigation measures described in the 30 EISs selected, using 7 analysis items in order to discover the degree of effectiveness of mitigation measures. 30 EISs used in this study were selected through variance maximization strategy, and the 7 analysis items were; 1) thoroughness of mitigation content, 2) quantification of mitigation content, 3) explicit description of mitigation effect, 4) likelihood of mitigation effect, 5) impacted area of mitigation effect, 6) time frame of mitigation effect, and 7) environmental impact of mitigation measures. The results showed that the effectiveness of mitigation measures in the analyzed EISs was relatively low both in the appropriateness and in the specificity. It was suggested that in order to improve the appropriateness of EIS as a decision making tool, the effect of mitigation measures, as well as the mitigation measures themselves, should be studied and described more thoroughly and specifically.

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A Study on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Statement: Focused on Systematic Aspects and Content Analysis (환경영향평가 주민참여의 제도적 문제점과 내용분석)

  • Kim, Bun-Woong;Yi, Young-Kyoung
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 1996
  • This paper examined public participation in the final Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) in terms of institutional procedures and content analysis. By reviewing EIS Draft Manual and related laws and regulations, seven problems were identified in the system. The content of public participation in 14 EISs were analyzed by a developed protocol, most results of which were similar to the identified seven problems. In conclusion, this paper suggested that the systematic problems should be improved to activate more efficient public participation.

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Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment of Korea (한국 환경영향평가에서의 주민참여)

  • Kang, In-Goo;Kim, Myung-Jin;Bang, Kyu-Chul
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.33-39
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    • 1993
  • Public participation in the Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) has been implemented since the August 1 of 1991 with the Environmental Policy Act promulgation in the August 1 of 1991. It is structured to comment on draft Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) through open reviewing, public meeting and hearing. Though public participation has an important role in determining environmental significance, it is room for improvement. With positive public participation and system development such as Environmental Impact Assessment Act on June 11 of 1993, the effectiveness of it will be improved. This article is composed of status of public participation, comparison with other countries, comparison analysis by items of EIS prepared before and after public participation, and contents of public opinions in EIS.

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Improvement of EIS Documentation and Consultation Process through Expert Survey Method (전문가 설문조사를 통한 환경영향평가서 작성 및 협의절차 개선방안)

  • Ban, Yong-Un;Joo, Kyoung-Sun;Jeong, Hurn-Kun;Hwang, Gue-Hwan
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.141-151
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    • 2010
  • It has been pointed out that the process of environmental impact assessment in Korea has been less of equity and balance between stakeholders, and less of objective validity in writing impact statement and in holding consultations. Thus this study has intended to find improvement measures regarding the processes of EIS documentation and holding consultations between stakeholders during environmental impact assessment process. To achieve this goal this study carried out expert survey method to analyze validity and suitability of suggested measures in accordance with the problems found through reviewing related literatures. This study has found major improvement measures including transferring the responsibility to write impact statement and to hold consultations from project promoters to the third party (impact assessment committee) composed of related stakeholders without project promoters. The developers need to pay for all expenses to proceed impact assessment.

A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Impact Statement before and after Public Participation (주민참여제도를 전후한 환경영향평가서의 비교분석)

  • Bang, Kyu-Chul;Han, Eui-Jung
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.151-156
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    • 1995
  • Public participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process has been implemented since the introduction of EIA project on August 1 1991, followed with Environmental Policy Act promulgation on August 1 1990. Though public participation has room for improvement. This study compared before and after the introduction of public participation on EIS preparation cost, project cost, EIS preparation term and project term through 293 EISs analysis. Also public opinions in EIS after introduction of public participation were analyzed. The results are expected to be contributed to the system improvement of public participation.

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Study on the Establishing a Guideline for Selecting Major Environmental Factors by the Project Type Criteria in EIA (환경영향평가 대상사업별 중점평가항목의 도출에 관한 연구)

  • Sung, Hyun-Chan;Han, Sang-Wook
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.9-30
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    • 1994
  • Environmental Impact Assessment System, ever since its enactment in Korea fourteen years ago, has been steadily improved by introduction and implementation of new concepts and methodologies which include Environmental Impact Statement(EIS) preparation technique, selection of environmental factors, and the like. However, current guideline requires that every EIS, regardless of the specifics of the project type or characteristics of the site, must evaluate and study for all twenty-two environmental factors as set forth in the regulation. The situation causes many undesirable problems like; lack of site specific evaluation in most EISs, over-sized EIS drafts, consuming too much time and costs for EIS preparation, and so on. The objectives of this study are: - To establish a set of criteria to classify the types of the projects in terms of features of the project content and the characteristics of the site area. - To establish a guideline for selecting major environmental factors of the project type criteria, and - To provide basic materials for the preparation of complets draft EIS of the Amendment of Environmental Impact Assessment Act.

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Analysis of Problems and Improvement of Environmental Impact Assessment in Social-Economic Items Based on 19 Major Large Scale Development Projects (주요개발사업의 환경영향평가서 분석을 통한 사회경제항목평가의 문제점과 개선방안)

  • Lee, Sang-Don
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.165-185
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    • 2004
  • Assessment in Socio-economic items should be used to estimate social influence when policies and projects were introduced. To estimate current situation of socio-economic items 19 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of large scale projects were analyzed. The projects were selected based on magnitude of social impact when the projects were implemented. Environmental Impact Statement was categorized into line projects(road construction, railroad construction, stream development, etc), and surface projects(energy development, wetland reclamation, recreation and sport development, and housing and residential development, etc) thus being chosen for 19 projects in each categories. This report was based on the analysis of 7 items in socio-economic environmental items(i.e., population, residents, industry, public facilities, education, transport and historical monument). Most EIS did not follow the regulation suggested by Ministry of Environment, and only current circumstances were briefly described. Indifference of in-depth analysis of socioeconomic environmental items would influence the process of social and environment impact negatively in the midst of construction of National Projects such as Outer Circle Seoul Highways, Saemankeum Reclamation Projects, etc. This abrupt halt of construction was mostly based on a lack of public hearing or public participation. Socio-economic items are also very much lacking in quantitative method and strengthening socio-economic environmental items is needed via checklist or matrix that brings decision-makers better ideas objectively.

The Inquiry into EIS for Muju Resort Development in Mt. Teogyu National Park - Focused on Ecology, Hydrology, and Landuse - (덕유산 국립공원 무주리조트개발 환경영향평가서 문제점 고찰 - 생태계, 수문, 토지이용 항목을 대상으로 -)

  • Lee, Kyoo-Seock;Ahn, Seung-Mahn
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.229-238
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    • 2000
  • Muju Resort Development environmental impact statement(EIS) in Mt. Teogyu National Park are evaluated with the results of post-environmental evaluation. Three EIA items (ecosystem, hydrology, landuse) are investigated. In terms of ecosystem and hydrology, the environment during construction period was compared with post-construction and it was also true of hydrology section. The land use surrounding the resort area have been changed seriously, and the wildlife in large patch are endangered with the fragmentation by road and resort construction. The three items in the Muju Resort EIS was not assessed properly. So, in order to assess properly accurate data, appropriate approach, and periodical post evaluation are required.

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