METHODS ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

• easy tounderstand anduse • do not distinguish

• good for site selection and betweendirectand
prioritysetting indirectimpacts
Checklists • simple rankingand weighting • do not link actionand impact
• the processof incorporating
values can be controversial
• difficult to distinguish direct
• link action toimpact and indirect impacts
• good methodlor displaying
• have potentialfordouble-
Matrices EIA results counting of impacts

• link action toimpact

• useful in simplifiedform for
• can become very complex if
checking for second order
Networks used beyond
impacts
simplifiedversion
• handles directand
indirect impacts
• can becumbersome
• easy tounderstand
• poorly suitedto
Overlays • locus and display spatialimpacts addressimpact duration or
• good sitingtool probability
• excellentforimpact identification
Geographic and spatialanalysis • heavy reliance on knowledge
Information • good for 'experimenting' anddata
System • often complex and expensive
 Methods
Sr. No Factors
Checklist Matrices Networks Overlays GIS

1. Ease of use   × × ×
Ease of Site
2. × × ×  
Selection

Impact
3.   × × 
identification

Reliance on
4.   ×  
knowledge

5. Cost effective    × ×

6. Experimentation × × ×  

7. Complexity × ×   

Indirect Impact
8. ×    
identification

9. Spatial Analysis × × ×  

Impact
10.     
probability