AIR-EIA: A MULTIMEDIA APPLICATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDIES

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a formal study process used to predict the environmental consequences of a proposed project/activity, by applying scientific knowledge and taking into account existing legislation and methods. The present paper describes a multimedia framework that combines CD-ROM and Web-based methods and tools for the development of an application concerning EIA studies related to air quality (AQ), using European resources and information. This application aims at covering both the needs of the technical world for an integrated, advanced and ready to use reference for EIA/AQ studies as well as the desire of the public for information supply on relevant issues.