Health Impact Assessment Practice and Potential for Integration within Environmental Impact and Strategic Environmental Assessments in Italy

Health Impact Assessment Practice and Potential for Integration within Environmental Impact and Strategic Environmental Assessments in Italy

Avoiding or minimizing potential environmental impact is the driving idea behind protecting a population's health via Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs). However, both are often carried out without any systematic approach. This paper describes the findings of a review of HIA, EIA andSEA experiences carried out by the authors, who act as instit...

Towards Improved Fluvial Sediment Impact Assessment (FSIA) approaches within Environmental Impact Assessments

The Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Regional Planning and Practice: Sahand Region

Potential impact of pharmaceuticals on environmental health.

1 Environmental Processes and Water Technology Research Unit, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College, London, London SW7 2AZ, England. Correspondence should be sent to Dr Voulvoulis at this address (email: [email protected]). Ref. No. 03-006189 For much of the last thirty years, research on the effects of chemical pollution of the environment has focused ...

Considering Ecological Processes in Environmental Impact Assessments