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DQ1 NEPA The purpose of NEPA is To declare a
national policy which will encourage productive
and enjoyable harmony between man and his
environment to promote efforts which will
prevent or eliminate damage to the environment
and biosphere and stimulate the health and
welfare of man to enrich the understanding of the
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DQ2 Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) NEPA
requires all projects that may adversely impact
the environment to undergo the development of an
EA or EIS. The initial scoping process is
critical in determining how to proceed with a
project. Do you think the
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ENV 333 Week 2 Assignment Socioeconomic Factors
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Soc
ioeconomic Factors. Marriott explains, The
discussion of land-use and development impacts
are often combined with community effects,
relocations, travel patterns, and economic
effects under an umbrella term of socioeconomic
impacts (1997, p. 61).
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Land-Use and Development Land-use and development
is classified as a socioeconomic impact in
regards to the proposed project characteristics.
Choose a project that has occurred in your local
area. Describe the project and discuss a
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DQ2 Economics Economists and environmentalists
are often on opposite sides of the debate when
discussing the impacts caused by human
interaction. When developing an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) the direct and indirect
economic impacts are heavily considered. Should
the various components of economics that were
discussed in Chapter Seven potentially prevent or
permit a project? Your initial post should be at
least 250
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DQ1 Air Quality Air quality is vitally important
for human health and the environment. Since the
1970s, various regulations and amendments have
been enacted to ensure an increase in air quality
across the nation. The amount of
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DQ1 Geology and Soils The Farmland Protection
Policy Act of 1981 (FPPA) (amended in 1987)
provides specific criteria for projects that
attempt to convert viable agricultural land to
nonagricultural purposes. The impetus is the
protection of a
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Environmental Impacts. Search the Internet for an
EIS that has been written in your local area. If
one is not present in your local area, expand
your search to include your county or state.
Note You are not required to read the entire
EIS. These can run several hundred pages. Address
the following
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DQ2 Water Resources The vast majority of public
opinion indicates that the protection of water
resources should be high on the concerns of
environmental protection. Water resources
include all components associated groundwater,
surface water, and marine environments. In
addition to determining the impacts in relation
to NEPA, there are numerous other regulations
that must be considered including the Safewater
Drinking Act, Clean Water Act, and the Rivers and
Harbors Act. Review the flow charts (Figure 18.5a
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DQ1 Sorting through it All The purpose of an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and/or
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is to
provide a harmonious union between humans
interactions and the environment. One EIS can
take, on average, two to three years to complete.
The volumes of data collection can be
overwhelming, yet it is important to present the
information in a way that the public can
comprehend. What do you think are the most
important components of the comparative
evaluation process? Explain your answer and
provide a
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DQ2 Overall Impressions The EA/EIS process is one
of length and detail. After learning the
components of the entire process, the role
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DQ2 Public Participation One of the benefits of
the NEPA process is the incorporation of public
participation. There are numerous
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