🌱 Understanding Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): A Guide for Sustainable Construction Professionals
Date Published: June 2025 Author: Engr. Cokie Rebz 🏗️ What Is Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)? Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a structured process that identifies, evaluates, and proposes solutions to potential environmental effects of development projects before they are built. It ensures that construction, infrastructure, and resource-based projects are designed with environmental sustainability, public health, and long-term viability in mind. Globally, the practice began with the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 , which became the model for many countries, including the Philippines through Presidential Decree No. 1586 (1978) . Today, EIA is an essential tool for environmental protection and a mandatory requirement for various development projects. 🌍 A Brief History of EIA and Its Global Adoption The modern EIA movement began with growing environmental awareness in the 1960s. Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring (1962) warned of the...
