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TPC 315-

Sustainable Tourism
Module 4
o Environmental Management
o Concept of Carrying Capacity
o Solid Waste Management
o Environment as Heritage
Environmental Management
Environmental Management

Consists of a number of interrelated elements that function together to


achieve the objective of effective environmental management. Understanding
the structure and functioning of the earth, as well as how humans fit in, is
central to environmental management. Environmental management, is a
multifaceted, is concerned with predicting future environmental changes,
maximizing human benefit while minimizing environmental degradation.
Decision making, as well as the political aspects of it, play a significant role.
The process of environmental management involves:

 Identifying the environmental desired outcomes


 Identifying the physical, economic, social, cultural, political and
technological constraints on obtaining these outcomes
 Considering the most feasible options for achieving the desired
outcomes
 Anticipating, avoiding, and solving environmental and
conservation issues
Implementing Environmental Management
via an ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Any effective
environmental
management system
uses the Plan, Do,
Check, Act (PDCA)
model, which embodies
the concept of
continual development.
Benefits of Environmental Management System
Benefit one: Enforces sustainable action and provides sustainable profits, for
long-term business success
Benefit two: Establishes a marketing advantage
Benefit three: Reduces the frequency of environmental incidents
Benefit four: Improves your businesses reputation
Benefit five: Reduces costs
Benefit six: Attracts shareholders and investors
Benefit seven: Improves your regulative performance
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessments were first used in the 1960s
to raise environmental awareness. An EIA is a document that is used to
calculate the environmental impacts of a planned development or
construction project. EIAs are technical assessments that are meant to
aid in more objective decision-making.

Environmental Impact Assessments were given legal status in the


United States in 1969, when the National Environmental Policy Act was
passed (NEPA). EIAs are becoming more widely used around the world.

EIA is a decision-making tool that offers information on the


possible impacts of construction projects to those making the decision
on whether or not the project should be approved.
IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT

It is the Government policy that any industrial project has to


obtain EIA clearance from the Ministry of Environment before
approval by the planning commission. The following are
importance of doing environmental impact assessment:
 Make Development projects environmentally
sustainable.
 Reduce adverse environmental impacts
 Identify environmental impacts on ecologically
fragile landscape before development projects as on
the socio-cultural aspects
 Assess the effects of development pressures on the
natural resource base as well
 Reduce the overall environmental and economic costs
of projects and
 Optimize projects benefits
Participants in EIA Process:
a) Proponent: Government or Private Agency which initiates the project.
b) Decision maker: Designated individual or group.
c) Assessor: Agency responsible for the preparation of EIS.
d) Reviewer: Individual/Agency/Board.
e) Expert advisers, Media and Public, Environmental

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