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Environmental Impact Assessments

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In many cases environmental impact assessments (EIAs) require an economic specialist study. Members of StratEcon have undertaken a number of such specialist studies. The approach is dictated by both international best practise based on Equator Principles, International Finance Corporation (IFC) standards and the European Investment Bank guidelines. The approach also follows the South African guide on specialist economic studies.

 

In general three principles lie at the heart of  an economic assessment. These are equity, efficiency and sustainability. Is the project equitable to all involved, is it economically efficient and is it sustainable in the long term?  If the answer to any of these questions is NO then suitable mitigation measures need to be suggested and implemented.

Completed Projects

 

  • Economic Specialist for the environmental impact assessment of the upgrade of the R44 in the Western Cape. For the Western Cape Department of Transport and Public Works, 2013-4.

  • Economic Specialist for the environmental impact assessment of the Mauritius Road Development Programme. For CCA Environmental, 2013.

  • Economics Specialist for the Strategic Environmental Assessment of transport corridors in Southern Africa to support the Mozambican Regional Gateway Project. With ERM Southern Africa for COMESA, 2012.

  • Economics Specialist for the environmental impact assessment of Arabella Golf Estate Phase 2 for EnviroAfrica, 2010. Updated 2013.

  • Economics Specialist for the environmental impact assessment of the dredging of the Zambezi River.  With ERM Southern Africa for Riversdale Mining, 2010.

  • Economics Specialist for the scoping and environmental impact assessment of the redevelopment of the Culemborg Motor City. 2009 for Chand Environmental.

  • Economic Specialist for the scoping stage of the Environmental Impact Assessment of the building of Aerodrome Road in Cape Town, 2008. For Chand Environmental.

  • Project manager for the Economics Specialist study for the Environmental Impact Assessment of Schalkenbosch Golf Estate near Tulbagh. For Chand Environmental, 2006.

  • Economic scoping of the proposed N2 Wild Coast road. For CCA Environmental and the SANRAL, 2005/6.

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