"But along with that comes the impacts of development".
The planning system attempts to counter this for the impacts of development on biodiversity, but this is not always effective and can also create delays and uncertainty which impose costs on developers.
At the same time, efforts to evaluate the impacts of development projects have increased substantially.
Mitigation can minimize the impacts of development by applying a hierarchy: avoid, minimize, restore, or offset.
Environmental impact assessments were conceived mainly to assess the impacts of development projects on ecosystems and natural resources, and did not include consideration of natural hazards.
There is a paucity of research in smaller urban settlements where the impacts of development may be less pronounced.
There has been an increased interest in using sustainability indicators for evaluating the impacts of development and conservation projects.
This paper explores community-based knowledge in the context of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a widely-used governance tool designed to predict and manage the impacts of development.
Theirs is the first case to look at the impacts of development as a whole on their treaty rights, rather than the impact of one particular project.
For nearly six years, I've documented the impacts of development projects in Burma with my colleagues at EarthRights International, the Shwe Gas Movement, and other organizations.
