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:A combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population. Includes benefits in addition to risks. Contrary to risk assessment impact assessment includes damages which are certain, i.e. have a probability of 1.<ref name="Gothenburg_paper">[http://www.euro.who.int/document/PAE/Gothenburgpaper.pdf Gothenburg consensus paper, Dec 1999] by the WHO (World Health Organization) ECHP (European Centre for Health Policy).</ref>
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:'''Impact assessment''' is a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population. Includes benefits in addition to risks. Contrary to risk assessment impact assessment includes damages which are certain, i.e. have a probability of 1.<ref name="Gothenburg_paper">[http://www.euro.who.int/document/PAE/Gothenburgpaper.pdf Gothenburg consensus paper, Dec 1999] by the WHO (World Health Organization) ECHP (European Centre for Health Policy).</ref>
 
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*[http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/docs/key_docs/sec_2005_0791_en.pdf EU Guidelines for impact assessment] and [http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/docs/key_docs/sec_2005_0791_anx_en.pdf Annexes]
 
*[http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/docs/key_docs/sec_2005_0791_en.pdf EU Guidelines for impact assessment] and [http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/docs/key_docs/sec_2005_0791_anx_en.pdf Annexes]
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* [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/WebHome.html Impact assessment guidelines in the European Commission]
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** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/GoodPractices.html Good practices]
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** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ImpactInventory.html Impact inventory]
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** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ModelInventory.html Model inventory]
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** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/HandBook.html Handbook]
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:{{defend|1|The whole IA Tools handbook should be copied and reorganised in Opasnet. This is possible due to the licence that makes it possible to use material as long as it is properly referenced.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm Legal notice]</ref>|--[[User:Jouni|Jouni]] 11:26, 18 June 2009 (EEST)}}
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* [http://www.iaia.org/modx/assets/files/Principles%20of%20IA_web.pdf Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment Best Practice]
  
==Procedure==
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==Result==
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===Procedure===
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==See also==
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* [http://www.intarese.org/event/pure-sustainability-assessment-software-launch-event-200906.htm PUrE Sustainability Assessment Software - Launch Event 24 Jun 2009]
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* [http://www.pureframework.org/ Pollutants in the Urban Environment (PUrE) 2003-2009]
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* [http://www.pureintrawise.org/Images/PUrE_Project_Overview.pdf PUrE project overview]
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* [http://www.sustainabilitylive.com/ Sustainabilitylive! exhibition in Birmingham, 19-21 May 2009]
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* Environmental impact assessment in Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_assessment in english], [http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymp%C3%A4rist%C3%B6vaikutusten_arviointi in Finnish]
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* [http://www.intarese.org/news/424.htm Erik Lebret’s presentation about SP1 in Intarese annual meeting Nov 2008]
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* [http://www.iaia.org/modx/ International Association for Impact Assessment]
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* [http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=467&lan=fi Environmental impact assessment (YVA)] in Finland (by the Finnish Environment Institute)
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** [http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=278739&lan=fi&clan=fi Assessment of YVA assessments] (in Finnish)
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* [http://www.pureintrawise.org/Images/PUrE_Project_Overview.pdf Guidelines] from the Polluntants in the Urban Environment ([[PUrE]]) project
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:53, 17 November 2009

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Impact assessment is a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population. Includes benefits in addition to risks. Contrary to risk assessment impact assessment includes damages which are certain, i.e. have a probability of 1.[1]

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Scope

Definition

1: The whole IA Tools handbook should be copied and reorganised in Opasnet. This is possible due to the licence that makes it possible to use material as long as it is properly referenced.[2] --Jouni 11:26, 18 June 2009 (EEST)

Result

Procedure

See also

References

  1. Gothenburg consensus paper, Dec 1999 by the WHO (World Health Organization) ECHP (European Centre for Health Policy).
  2. Legal notice