Special Issue on Environment Impact Assessment, Management and Policy
An environmental impact
assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a
proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the
environmental, social and economic aspects.
The purpose of the assessment
is to ensure that decision makers consider the ensuing environmental impacts
when deciding whether to proceed with a project. The International Association
for Impact Assessment (IAIA) defines an environmental impact assessment as
"the process of identifying, predicting, evaluating and mitigating the biophysical,
social, and other relevant effects of development proposals prior to major
decisions being taken and commitments made." EIAs are unique in that they
do not require adherence to a predetermined environmental outcome, but rather
they require decision makers to account for environmental values in their
decisions and to justify those decisions in light of detailed environmental
studies and public comments on the potential environmental impacts of the
proposal.
In this special
issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit
original research and review articles on exploring Environment Impact
Assessment, Management and Policy.
Authors should read
over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before
submission, Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their
complete manuscript through the journal Paper
Submission System. According to the
following timetable:
Manuscript Due
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June 25th,
2013
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Publication Date
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August 2013
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Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue’’ under your
manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue — Environment Impact
Assessment, Management and Policy” should be
chosen during your submission.
Special Issue Editor
Guest
Editor:
Prof. Qing Wei Yang, Chongqing Jiaotong
University, China
For
further questions or inquiries
Please
contact Editorial Assistant at
jep@scirp.org