Environmental Impact Assessment of Petrochemical Industry using Fuzzy Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix
Economic and industrial activities, coupled with rapid population growth, as well as the lack of interest in the efficient use of natural resources have led to disrupt the ecological balance. Inappropriate land use change, pollution, the destruction of natural resources is considered as some serious problems of environmental imbalances around the world. These problems indicate the fact that the world’s natural environment has limited ecological power for human use in some areas, nature with minimal loss provides the highest development, and in others, minimum development and manipulate in it leads to the irreversible effect.
Therefore, in order to reduce these impacts, and achieve appropriate land development, especially regional development, there is need to taking advantage of the features and functionality of each part of the country for planning . Whatever this plan is based on objective facts and the natural potential, achieving to pre-determined targets will be more feasible.
Moreover, if the planning of economic development is done without attention to social, cultural and natural issues, not only will not solve the critical problems, but also makes them worse.
An important issue that is considered in this research is that, often regional environmental planning in Iran and many countries is prepared in large areas such as provinces and large areas of the watershed where are facing with the intensity or environmental crisis.
On the other hand, the petrochemical industry, as an important source for manufacturing needs of domestic industries has a special potential and place in the national economy and due to the potential of this industry in creation of environmental impacts, environment impact assessment of the development of petrochemical industry is very important .
Environmental impact assessment is one of the acceptable methods for achieving the goals of sustainable development, and as a planning tool can identify potential environmental impacts which appear after implementation of petrochemical projects, and select the logical options to eliminate and reduce them.
Therefore, in order to reduce these impacts, and achieve appropriate land development, especially regional development, there is need to taking advantage of the features and functionality of each part of the country for planning . Whatever this plan is based on objective facts and the natural potential, achieving to pre-determined targets will be more feasible.
Moreover, if the planning of economic development is done without attention to social, cultural and natural issues, not only will not solve the critical problems, but also makes them worse.
An important issue that is considered in this research is that, often regional environmental planning in Iran and many countries is prepared in large areas such as provinces and large areas of the watershed where are facing with the intensity or environmental crisis.
Environmental impact assessment is one of the acceptable methods for achieving the goals of sustainable development, and as a planning tool can identify potential environmental impacts which appear after implementation of petrochemical projects, and select the logical options to eliminate and reduce them.
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