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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) As an Indispensable Tool for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | O. Adepoju M. A. Halilu S. O. Mohammed S. Adeluyi, S. A. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | GIS is rapidly becoming widely known and utilised and has started to promote “spatial thinking” throughout impact assessment processes. The use of crosscutting edge technology with great capacity to handle enourmous spatial and aspatial datasets for great analytical swiftness of a GIS. Due to the over dependence of EIA on spatial data, the conventional way of carrying out an EIA study is considered less accurate and a more time consuming process because of the myriad of dependent and independent variables that always have to be taken into consideration (e.g. Land use, land price, population density, socio-economic level, road accessibility, railway accessibility, air quality, ground water quality, noise level, biological content, historical value, archaeological and visual importance), which will all have different consequences. Thus, it has become imperative to find tools that will complement the process, a tool that is capable of handling large volumes of spatial and non-spatial data and is also capable of handling the very complex analyses that EIA requires. The application of GIS/RS reduces the tediousness of the entire process and provides scientific bases for monitoring of large areas with projects or programmes that have large spatial coverage. For instance, mechanised farming, urbanisation, oil pipeline transportation, deforestation, industrial park establishment, new town development etc. are better assessed and monitored to complete the EIA procedure by UNEP. Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing have been adopted and utilized in the developed countries to produce much more accurate results and perform various geographic analyses even in complex situations. This paper explored the applications of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing as an indespensable tool for Environmental Impact Assessment Procedures. Keyword: Environmental Impact Assessment, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Database Management, Remote Sensing, Monitoring |
| Starting Page | 32 |
| Ending Page | 39 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.9790/2402-081223239 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jestft/papers/vol8-issue12/Version-2/E081223239.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.9790/2402-081223239 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
