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KMID : 1171820040190040034
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Journal of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering
2004 Volume.19 No. 4 p.34 ~ p.47
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Integration Approach Environment and Health through Introduce to Health Impact Assessment
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Kim Im-Soon
Kim Yoon-Shin
Kim Dae-Seon
Moon Jeong-Suk
Moon Jung-Suk
Lee Cheol-Min
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Abstract
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Although Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) in Korea has been improved markedly over the past two decades, by enlarging the range of projects for assessment, instituting public participation and environmental monitoring, and similar measures, it remains deficient in its coverage of human health in Environmental Impact Statements(EISs). Health Impact Assessment(HIA) can supply the necessary correctives. HIA is a combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, programme, projects or legislative procedure may be judged for its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of these effects within it. The principle of health protection is, however, established as a primary concern in EIA processes, in practice health is scarcely mentioned or the discussion is limited to a description of effects through the biophysical environment. The whole range of possible effects on health, including those mediated by socio-economic factors is often ignored, and no effective mechanism are in place to successfully incorporating health criteria and expertise into environmental assessment(EA) that include EIA, SEA. These are foremost among the current issues facing EIA in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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HIA, EIS, EIA, EA
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