Geographical Information Systems and how these are to be Applied to Environmental Assessment as to Transport Infrastructure Planning
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Sistemas de Información Geográfica, evaluación de impacto ambiental, evaluación ambiental estratégica, infraestructuras, transporteAbstract
This article gives an overview of how to integrate environmental considerations into decision
making on transport infrastructure in Spain and the role of Geographic Information Systems in this
process. It opens with a short description of the Environmental Impact Assessment process (EIA)
in Spain underlining while doing so the law as to environmental impact, project typology and
deadline considerations in that country. It further abounds in the role of environmental assessment
in the planning process by a brief description also of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA),
as a tool for environmental assessment in early stages of decision making.
The capacity of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool for analysis of land information as
well as its usefulness as a tool for environmental impact assessment is urged. The planning stages
of infrastructure are analyzed and the usefulness of GIS discussed, starting in EAE and on up to
EIA. Today GIS is used at all stages of the preparation of environmental assessment, thanks to its
capacities for spatial data integration.
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