CHAPTER 5 ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT

CLINT E. MOSENABRE BSEE 4A

 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT?

• MEANS PROCESS TO EFFICIENTLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY CONSUME ENVIRONMENT

BY PLANNING, OPERATING, MONITORING, IMPROVING, AND ENHANCING, WHICH
CONCERN SAVING, HIGHEST UTILIZING, SUSTAINABLE, LONG-LASTING, AND
PROVIDING MOST BENEFIT TO HUMAN AND NATURE.

• THE PRACTICE OF ORGANIZING HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO LIMIT THEIR IMPACT

ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
 WE WILL TACKLE:

*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT *IMPACT PREDICTION

*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT(EIA) *ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

*SCREENING *PRESENTING EIA INFORMATION

*ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION *MONITORING AND AUDITING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

*SCOPING *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

*BASE-LINE STUDY *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

*DEFINED AS ANY CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT, WHETHER ADVERSE OR BENEFICIAL,

RESULTING FROM A FACILITY'S ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES. IN OTHER WORDS IT IS
THE EFFECT THAT PEOPLE'S ACTIONS HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

*ARE CHANGES IN THE NATURAL OR BUILT ENVIRONMENT, RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM AN

ACTIVITY, THAT CAN HAVE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE AIR, LAND, WATER, FISH, AND WILDLIFE
OR THE INHABITANTS OF THE ECOSYSTEM. 
 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT(EIA)

IS A PROCESS OF EVALUATING THE LIKELY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF A PROPOSED PROJECT OR

DEVELOPMENT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT INTER-RELATED SOCIO-ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND HUMAN-HEALTH
IMPACTS, BOTH BENEFICIAL AND ADVERSE.
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME(UNEP) DEFINES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
(EIA) AS A TOOL USED TO IDENTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF A
PROJECT PRIOR TO DECISION-MAKING. IT AIMS TO PREDICT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AT AN EARLY
STAGE IN PROJECT PLANNING AND DESIGN, FIND WAYS AND MEANS TO REDUCE ADVERSE IMPACTS,
SHAPE PROJECTS TO SUIT THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND PRESENT THE PREDICTIONS AND OPTIONS
TO DECISION-MAKERS. BY USING EIA BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS CAN BE
ACHIEVED, SUCH AS REDUCED COST AND TIME OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND DESIGN, AVOIDED
TREATMENT/CLEAN-UP COSTS AND IMPACTS OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
SCREENING

IS THE FIRST STEP OF THE EIA PROCESS: IT IS THE SELECTION OF THOSE PROJECTS WHICH REQUIRE ON EIA. FOR
EXAMPLE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SIMPLE BUILDING RARELY REQUIRES ON EIA, WHEREAS THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE COAL- BUILDING POWER STATION WOULD NEED