Selection of impact indicators and their evaluation for environmental assessment of water construction

Prerequisite for successful assessment of the potential impact of water construction on the environmental plan is a set of indicators. Creating a set of indicators for assessment is an important step in the whole environmental impact assessment process. Selection, arrangement and evaluation of the indicators in the final assessment is a complex and time demanding process. The paper deals with the selection of impact indicators and their evaluation for environmental impact assessment process of water constructions by using risk analysis methods. The aim is to propose and evaluate the risk index for selected indicators in the environmental impact assessment process

Environmental impact assessment process in the field of recreation in the V4 countries

Abstract The purpose of this article is to present issues related to the process of environmental impact assessment carried out for sport, recreation and tourist facilities in the V4 countries. The results represent data obtained during the survey carried out as a part of the international project "Assessment of the quality of the environment in the V4 Countries (AQE V4)" Standard Grant IVF 21210018 supported by the International Visegrad Fund partners from the V4 countries: Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The analysis of the survey responses indicates that there are significant differences in the process of qualification of such objects for the EIA which also results in differences in the number of reports made and the methods used for evaluation. Among the V4 countries which have been analysed, Poland seems to be the most distinctive, as its regulations appear to be the most liberal