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Showing 1 to 20 of 524 for “"impact assessment"”.
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NM2002 impact assessment : impact assessment report
… to: * assess the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of closure of De Beers Namaqualand Mines (DBNM) * provide preliminary suggestions for mitigation measures. DBNM anticipate that they will close in approximately 10 years' time. By the year 2002, all diamond deposits which are currently …
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LHDA 1000 impact assessment : impact assessment report
The purpose of this report is to present an impact assessment of two possible access routes to the Mohale Dam in Lesotho, namely the Western Access Road and the Least Cost Alternative Route. It is an academic work to demonstrate an adequate grasp of principles, methods and techniques appropriate to …
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Anthropomorphic thigh for impact assessment
The aim of this investigation was to design and construct a prototype anthropomorphic thigh model which could assess the effectiveness of thigh protectors. This involved utilising data generated from living subjects and cadavers to select the soft tissue component of the model.
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Environmental impact assessment in Taiwan
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1986.
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An integrated earthquake impact assessment system
… the refined, reliable, integrated and versatile assessment of the impact of earthquakes on civil infrastructure systems by using free-field and structural instrumentation as well as hybrid simulation. The methodology is presented through a seamlessly-integrated, transparent, transferable and …
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An ecohydrological impact assessment in urban areas
… survey erosion map with a conventional erosion assessment tool (the Universal Soil Loss Equation) depicted a large deviation in spatial patterns, which underlines the inappropriateness of traditional non-urban erosion tools to urban settings and emphasises the need to develop new erosion …
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Environmental Impact Assessment of Flexible Food Packaging
“The impacts of environmental pollution are potentially irreversible and have become a major concern for society. Faced with this reality, the purpose of this research is to identify which type of flexible packaging material used in the food industry creates less pollution. The Leopold Matrix was …
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Integrating environmental impact assessment into product design
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1998.
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Environmental impact assessment in Ethiopia: laws and practices
… means that decision-makers use to consider the impact of their actions on the environment. As a tool for decision-making, EIA emerged in 1969 in the US and it has now obtained a wide acceptance around the world. Accordingly, most countries have provided for some form of EIA to ensure …
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A benchmark for impact assessment of affordable housing
… for assessing affordable housing quality impact factors. As part of this study, samples of 4 affordable Housing projects were examined. Two each were originally selected from under 5 categories of ‘operational quality standards’ within United Kingdom. Samples of 10 projects were extracted …
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An evaluation of ecological impact assessment in England
Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) has historically been poorly performed, resulting in poor quality EcIA chapters. No research has been conducted to identify whether poor quality EcIA chapters result in poor quality mitigation and therefore potential net loss of biodiversity. A review of 112 EcIA …
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EVALUATING IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION PROJECTS
Conservation organisations strive for positive impacts from their projects, often working in difficult conditions, with limited resources. In many cases conservation projects have successfully protected species and landscapes. However, sometimes things go wrong. Nowhere is this more obvious than in …
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Impact Assessment of Ihushi Jitegemee Youth Training Center.
PANUA is a community Based Organization at grassroots level in Magu District, Mwanza Region. Its centre of operation is lliUSHI Village in Bujashi Ward, situated about 50 m and 18 km from Magu District Headquarters and Mwanza City respectively. It also enjoys good proximity with Kisesa Minor …
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Traffic impact assessment and mitigation strategies for disruptions
… relationship between disruptive events and their impact on traffic conditions and driver behavior. The first half of the dissertation assesses the impact of work zones. First, a data-driven assessment of the traffic impact of work zones using different data sources was conducted. A tool was …
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Climate Change in the Canadian Impact Assessment Process
… have been considered in Canadian environmental impact assessment (EIA) of energy projects. The legal and policy framework on EIA for energy projects has evolved, and the recent transition from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 (CEAA 2012) regime to the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) is …
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Government Laboratory Technology Transfer: Process and Impact Assessment
… transfer, examining both the process and impact of successful cases before and after passage of technology transfer legislation. The legislation, passed in the mid- and late-1980s, was intended to encourage cooperative research for commercialization purposes. The study examined a variety …
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Environmental impact assessment under NEPA: a redundant mechanism?
… its requirement for including an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for all major Federal actions significantly affecting the environment. Opinions about the effectiveness of NEPA's EIS requirement range along a continuum. On one extreme are those who view the NEPA process as essentially …
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Managing deer: attractants, repellents, invasion modelling and impact assessment
… Isles, is contributing to negative ecological impacts on natural systems, economic losses in forestry, agriculture and transportation, and the transmission of several animal and human diseases. Culling of growing populations is viewed as a necessity in order to protect human and ecological …
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Environmental impact assessment and the quality of local design.
Thesis. 1978. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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