Title Environmental impact assessment of manufacturing industry projects
Authors Židonienė, Sigita
DOI 10.5755/j01.erem.72.1.14976
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Is Part of Environmental research, engineering and management = Aplinkos tyrimai, inžinerija ir vadyba.. Kaunas : Technologija. 2016, vol. 72, no. 1, p. 8-17.. ISSN 1392-1649. eISSN 2029-2139
Keywords [eng] manufacturing industry ; significant aspects ; environmental impact assessment
Abstract [eng] This article is focused on manufacturing industry and its significant environmental impact aspects coverage in environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports in Lithuania. Firstly, the paper describes how a significant impact can be determined and what sources should be used in its identification. Secondly, the significant environmental aspects related to manufacturing industry are identified. The main result of the paper is the depiction of how identified significant environmental aspects are covered, if they are covered at all, in the EIA reports. The research shows that current EIA practice assesses a negative manufacturing industry impact related to air emissions and direct consumption of natural resources and energy. In general, current EIA practice is concentrated on local and direct environmental impact assessment, while it has the shortcoming to assess an indirect and global impact. Current EIA practice also has a limitation in the evaluation of climate change issues and total cumulative effects of manufacturing industry on the environment.
Published Kaunas : Technologija
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2016
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