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Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA), A Review

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  • Pezhman Roudgarmi

    (Watershed Management and Efficiency of Water and Soil Research Department, Tehran Research and Education Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources, AREEO, Tehran, Iran)

Abstract

Most development activities have individually minor impact, but collectively over time their impact on the environment is more substantial. The available environmental circumstances in different locations show the important position of cumulative effects (CEs) in environmental studies. Many sources notified the complexity of cumulative effects assessment (CEA) in practice and identification of CEs in assessments. Maybe it is because the essence of impact assessments have to focus on future consequences, and this situation is complex substantive. Also, a lack of knowledge with respect to how to include CEs and lack of clear regulations concerning how this should be done are the most complex criteria of CEA which have been mentioned by CEA practitioners. Most guides and regulations are considered in the performance of CEA during environmental impact assessment (EIA) of projects. Also, there is an important consideration regarding performance of CEA in strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) process, and some reasons present it. In the section of methods and tools used for CEA, risk assessment approaches and modeling are the most used innovative methodologies for the improvement of CEA in recent times. Generally, improvement in performance and knowledge of CEA is noticeable in recent years.

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  • Pezhman Roudgarmi, 2018. "Cumulative Effects Assessment (CEA), A Review," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(02), pages 1-18, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:20:y:2018:i:02:n:s1464333218500084
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333218500084
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    1. Zhao Ma & Dennis R. Becker & Michael A. Kilgore, 2012. "Barriers to and opportunities for effective cumulative impact assessment within state-level environmental review frameworks in the United States," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(7), pages 961-978, October.
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