Roel Slootweg
Biographic Data
| ID | 6276235 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roel Slootweg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roel |
| FAMILY NAME | Slootweg |
| SIGNATURE | SLOOTWEG R |
| AFFILIATIONS | SevS natural and human environment consultants |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Response to Dusík and Bond
Dusík and Bond introduce the EU taxonomy on green finance as an opportunity to kick off the much-needed revolution in environmental impact assessment (EIA). The persistent weaknesses of EIA lead to negative trade-offs between the social, economic, and environmental domains. In my response, I attribute the apparent weakness of EIA to processes in society, and not so much to the instrument itself. Weaknesses that may hinder the implementation of th…
Ecosystem services in SEA
In spite of a wealth of scientific literature, the concept of ecosystem services (ES) has little uptake in the worlds of planning and related environmental assessment. This paper is a personal search for the reasons of this lack of uptake, based on 20 years of consultancy experience in natural resources management, combined with a (non-exhaustive) survey of recent literature and an IAIA 2015 conference workshop. The paper takes stock of available…
Maximizing benefits for biodiversity
Our demands on natural systems outweigh the capacity of those systems to support us. This paper calls for an approach to development that consistently delivers ‘net benefit’ for biodiversity or ‘ecological enhancement’. Examples of enhancement are presented through four case studies in India undertaken between 2005 and 2010. Actions focus on improving the overall ecological structure, composition and functions of sites; strengthening ecological n…
Books
Biodiversity assessment framework
A multitude of tools and techniques exists to predict, measure or report on human impacts on the environment. Biodiversity is receiving increased attention but in many cases it is not clear what interpretation of ‘biodiversity’ these instruments are based on. The Convention on Biological Diversity provides definitions and supporting documents on what biodiversity is. The Biodiversity Assessment Framework is based on these principles and provides …
A generic approach to integrate biodiversity considerations in screening and scoping for EIA
Function evaluation as a framework for the integration of social and environmental impact assessment
Social impact assessment and environmental impact assessment have developed as separate entities, but a full appreciation of all impacts requires a thorough understanding of all the biophysical and social changes invoked by a planned intervention. Biophysical impacts also have social impacts, and social changes can cause changes in the biophysical environment, which create biophysical impacts. To date, there has not been an adequate framework for…
Function evaluation as a framework for the integration of social and environmental impact assessment
Social impact assessment and environmental impact assessment have developed as separate entities, but a full appreciation of all impacts requires a thorough understanding of all the biophysical and social changes invoked by a planned intervention. Biophysical impacts also have social impacts, and social changes can cause changes in the biophysical environment, which create biophysical impacts. To date, there has not been an adequate framework for…
A generic approach to integrate biodiversity considerations in screening and scoping for EIA
Books
Biodiversity assessment framework
A multitude of tools and techniques exists to predict, measure or report on human impacts on the environment. Biodiversity is receiving increased attention but in many cases it is not clear what interpretation of ‘biodiversity’ these instruments are based on. The Convention on Biological Diversity provides definitions and supporting documents on what biodiversity is. The Biodiversity Assessment Framework is based on these principles and provides …
Maximizing benefits for biodiversity
Our demands on natural systems outweigh the capacity of those systems to support us. This paper calls for an approach to development that consistently delivers ‘net benefit’ for biodiversity or ‘ecological enhancement’. Examples of enhancement are presented through four case studies in India undertaken between 2005 and 2010. Actions focus on improving the overall ecological structure, composition and functions of sites; strengthening ecological n…
Ecosystem services in SEA
In spite of a wealth of scientific literature, the concept of ecosystem services (ES) has little uptake in the worlds of planning and related environmental assessment. This paper is a personal search for the reasons of this lack of uptake, based on 20 years of consultancy experience in natural resources management, combined with a (non-exhaustive) survey of recent literature and an IAIA 2015 conference workshop. The paper takes stock of available…
Response to Dusík and Bond
Dusík and Bond introduce the EU taxonomy on green finance as an opportunity to kick off the much-needed revolution in environmental impact assessment (EIA). The persistent weaknesses of EIA lead to negative trade-offs between the social, economic, and environmental domains. In my response, I attribute the apparent weakness of EIA to processes in society, and not so much to the instrument itself. Weaknesses that may hinder the implementation of th…
Business (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental resource management (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (4 works) · Environmental planning (4 works) · Biodiversity (3 works) · Environmental Conservation and Management (3 works)