Market-based considerations in environmental management are addressed via topics on incremental cost analysis, emissions trading, and economic valuation of impacts. The use of environmental monitoring and auditing in responsible project management is also noted. Dr. Larry Canter and Dr. Sam Atkinson are the principal instructors . Agenda Cumulative Effects Assessment Describes concepts and approaches for incorporating cumulative effects considerations within the EIA process. The substantive topics addressed include principles and procedures, determining spatial and temporal boundaries for cumulative effects, defining baseline conditions, delineation of reasonably foreseeable future actions, use of methods for identifying cumulative effects, incorporation of CEA considerations in the scoping process, examples of cumulative effects prediction methods, and mitigation and monitoring of cumulative effects.
Special attention is given to case studies as an approach for defining lessons learned.
Dr. Larry Canter and Dr. Sam Atkinson are the principal instructors . The key NEPA requirement is that each federal agency shall make achieving EJ a part of its mission by identifying and addressing disproportionately high adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority and low-income populations. Topics addressed in this course include EJ as a component of social impact assessment, factors to consider in a comprehensive analysis, planning and implementation of EJ-focused public participation programs, enhancing information access for stakeholder groups, use of analytical tools such as GIS and human health risk assessment, mitigation measures for adverse EJ impacts, and the documentation process. Case studies will be used to develop lessons learned. Dr. Canter and Dr. Hobson Bryan are the principal instructors.