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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>
:'''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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==Scope==
==Scope==


==Definition==
== Definition ==


* [http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/docs/key_docs/sec_2005_0791_en.pdf EU Guigelines 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]
* [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/WebHome.html Impact assessment guidelines in the European Commission]
** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/GoodPractices.html Good practices]
** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ImpactInventory.html Impact inventory]
** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/ModelInventory.html Model inventory]
** [http://iatools.jrc.ec.europa.eu/bin/view/IQTool/HandBook.html Handbook]
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* [http://www.iaia.org/modx/assets/files/Principles%20of%20IA_web.pdf Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment Best Practice]


==Procedure==
==Result==
 
===Procedure===
 
==See also==
 
* [http://www.intarese.org/event/pure-sustainability-assessment-software-launch-event-200906.htm PUrE Sustainability Assessment Software - Launch Event 24 Jun 2009]
* [http://www.pureframework.org/ Pollutants in the Urban Environment (PUrE) 2003-2009]
* [http://www.pureintrawise.org/Images/PUrE_Project_Overview.pdf PUrE project overview]
* [http://www.sustainabilitylive.com/ Sustainabilitylive! exhibition in Birmingham, 19-21 May 2009]
* 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]
* [http://www.intarese.org/news/424.htm Erik Lebret’s presentation about SP1 in Intarese annual meeting Nov 2008]
* [http://www.iaia.org/modx/ International Association for Impact Assessment]
* [http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?node=467&lan=fi Environmental impact assessment (YVA)] in Finland (by the Finnish Environment Institute)
** [http://www.ymparisto.fi/default.asp?contentid=278739&lan=fi&clan=fi Assessment of YVA assessments] (in Finnish)
* [http://www.pureintrawise.org/Images/PUrE_Project_Overview.pdf Guidelines] from the Polluntants in the Urban Environment ([[PUrE]]) project


==References==
==References==


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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

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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