The scope of assessment is given in Table 2.4-1 below.
Table 2.4-1 The scope of EIA
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Assessment segment
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Assessment scope
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Social environment
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2 municipalities and 2 prefectures involved in the project: Guiyang City, Anshun City, Qianxinan prefecture, Qiandongnan prefecture in Guizhou province.
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Eco-environment
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The construction areas, resettlement areas and especially the eco-environmental protection areas.
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Water environment
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The surface water involved during construction of river improvement, sewage disposal, water supply and sewage works, and water purifying facility etc.
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Ambient air and acoustic environment
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The infrastructure construction areas such as roadways, parking areas, entry areas, water supply and sewage works, power circuit, environmental health facilities.
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Assessment Methods
The methodology used in the assessment is given in Table 2.5-1 below.
Table 2.5-.1 Techniques and Method used in this EIA
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Assessment segment
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Methods
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Objects
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Alternative Selection
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Verification table
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Compare with the Recommended scheme and alternatives (including without the project).
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Correlation
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Optimize and select the construction scheme.
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Expert consulting
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Analyze professional opinions.
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Environmental situation investigation
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Information collection
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Collect fundamental data about regional environment and socioeconomic situation.
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Field investigation
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Assess situation of eco-environment, water environment, acoustic environment, and ambient air.
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“3S” integral technique
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Environmental impact identification
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Matrix matching
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Identify environmental impacts and match them to assessment factors.
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Public consultation
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Information disclosure
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Provide a general outline including the objectives, content and potential impact of the project during initial consultation.
Provide a draft of EIA report with generalized conclusion during consultation, and subsequently finish the draft.
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Feasibility studies
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Study the construction program and the draft of EA achievement.
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Expert consulting
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Analyze professional opinions about environment factor.
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Questionnaire
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Survey environmental issues and the concerns of the local population and non-governmental organizations.
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Project Description
The project’s overall objective is to increase economic benefits for national parks and local communities (including minority groups) by encouraging tourism and protecting cultural and natural heritage at participating sites.
This project is also a pilot project that will demonstrate how to integrate tourism development with heritage protection, a process which can then be duplicated in other provinces of China with similar conditions.
This overall objective will address the following issues:
1) Social aims: to promote the development of the local community and traditional culture by encouraging locals to participate in the project.
2) Minority development aim: to improve the living conditions and preserve the culture of minority groups.
3) Tourism aim: to set up a sustainable development model for tourism development and cultural heritage protection.
4) Economic aim: to help implement poverty reduction strategy.
5) Intangible cultural heritage protection: to save and protect traditional intangible cultural heritage through a joint effort with local communities.
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