1. How many years have you worked with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?
- 0-5
- 6-10
- 10+
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2. Approximately what proportion of your time is devoted to EIA?
- 0-25%
- 26-50%
- 51-75%
- 76-100%
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3. Approximately what proportion of your working time is devoted to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)?
- 0-25%
- 26-50%
- 51-75%
- 76-100%
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4. How many EIA documentations have you been involved in the last three years?
- 0-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16+
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5. How many SEA documentations have you been involved in the last three years?
- 0-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16+
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6. Have you been participated in the assessment of transboundary effects?
- Yes, please specify, the kind of activities and neighboring country
- No
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7. Which stages of the EIA process are you predominantly involved with?
- Report
- Screening
- Scoping
- Impact assessment
- Environmental statement
- Mitigation and monitoring
- Other, please specify:
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8. When undertaking EIA which of the following environmental components do
you specialise in?
- Population - (health risks, social and economic consequences)
- Geology, geodynamic phenomena and geomorphological conditions
- Climatic conditions
- Atmosphere (e.g. emissions and air pollution)
- Water (e.g. quality, quantity)
- Soil (e.g. contamination, soil erosion)
- Fauna, flora and their habitats (e.g. protected, rare, endangered species and their
habitats, migration corridors, etc.)
- Landscape - the structure and land use
- Protected areas and their buffer zones (e.g. Natura 2000, national parks, protected
landscape area, protected areas of water resources)
- Territorial system of ecological stability
- Complex urban and land use
- Cultural and historical monuments
- Archaeological deposits
- Paleontological sites and important geological sites
- Intangible cultural values (e.g. local traditions)
- Other, please specify:
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9. Which of the following stressors in the implementation of the EIA process do you
specialize in?
- Air pollution - the main source of air pollution (stationary, mobile), qualitative
and quantitative characterization of emissions, carbon capture method, the method
of measuring emissions
- Water pollution - the total amount, type and quality indicators of discharges,
discharge location (recipient, public sewer, wastewater treatment), the source of
waste water disposal method
- Waste - the total amount (t/year), the method of waste management
- Noise and vibration (source strength)
- Radiation and other physical fields (thermal, magnetic, and others)
- Landslides
- Other, please specify:
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10. In which sectors (of industry) do you have experience of EIA preparation?
- Mining industry
- Energy industry
- Metallurgical industry
- Chemical, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industry
- Wood, pulp and paper industry
- Industry of building materials
- Mechanical and electrical engineering
- Other industries
- Infrastructure
- Water
- Agricultural and forest production
- Food industry
- Transport and telecommunications
- Purpose-built facilities for sport, recreation and tourism
- Military construction
- Strategy documents (draft policy, development policy, plan and program,
including strategy documents, financed by the European Union)
- Planning documentation
- Other, please specify:
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11. Which methodology procedures do you used most often?
-
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12. Which methodology procedures do you use in transboudary environmental
impact assessment (e.g. for impact prediction or alternatives comparison)?
-
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13. Approximately what proportion of your working time is devoted to the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)?
- Yes
- No
- Partly
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14. In your opinion, what is the main purpose of EIA?
- Comply with the area development
- Reducing the environmental impacts
- Support for decision making
- Tool for sustainable development
- Assistance for investors
- Contribution to the proposed decision
- Reduce future costs
- The basis for obtaining a building permit
- Other, please specify:
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15. What are the strengths of current practice in EIA for the country?
Tick, please, a maximum of 3 answers.
- A good foundation in law
- Many instructions, guidance and teaching guides
- Sophisticated methods of prediction impacts - impacts on the environment
- Scientific contribution
- Other, please specify:
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16. What are the weaknesses of the current practice in EIA for the country?
Tick, please, a maximum of 3 answers.
- Insufficient assessment of alternatives
- Limited consideration of cumulative impacts
- Insufficient involvement of public
- Subjectivity in predicting the environmental impacts
- Insufficient monitoring
- Limited quality control of EIA documentation
- Change after the submission of the draft
- Inadequate screening
- Poor coordination with land - planning documentation
- Limited impact in decision
- Missing advisory department for the EIA process
- Other, please specify:
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17. Do you think the public is well informed on the steps of the EIA process?
- Yes
- No
- Partly
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18. Are the input data in processing documentation in EIA procedure easily
accessible and of the required quality?
- Yes
- No
- Partly
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19. What procedures and methods do you use for identification and assessment of
impacts?
- Ad hoc methods
- Checklists
- Matrix
- Sectoral guidelines
- The systematic sequential approach (SSA)
- Networks
- Simulation modeling workshops
- Spatial analysis methods
- Rapid assessment techniques
- Multicriteria assessment
- Indicators of environmental quality (environmental indicators)
- Risk analysis
- Mapping overlay
- Geographic Information Systems
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Best Available Technologies - BAT
- Economic analysis - cost-effectiveness analysis
- Expert opinion
- Consultations
- Other, please specify:
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20. Do you use for environmental impact assessment any specialized software and
which in particular?
- GIS
- MIKE BASIN
- ENSIS
- RIBASIM
- IRAS
- Other, please specify:
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21. In your opinion, is current EIA satisfactory? What should be modified/amended
in the existing EIA process with a view to improving its effectiveness?
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22. Your comments, recommendation note regarding EIA:
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