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Environmental Constraints Mapping
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The conventional approach to major scheme
development is to come up with a design and then determine its environmental
impact, refining it in order to minimise or mitigate adverse effects.
Environmental constraints mapping takes the opposite approach – identify
the key components of the receiving environment and their sensitivity
to development, then use this to determine the best fit for the
development. This approach can save both time and money as well
as ensuring a smoother journey through the planning consent process.
We
have developed an innovative GIS-based Environmental Constraints
Analysis Tool (EnviroCAT) that allows us to map and analyse hundreds
of environmental and planning constraints for any given location.
Where multiple constraints overlap and combine to form ‘hotspots’ these
can be quickly analysed to allow informed decisions on mitigation
or refinements to a development project to be made.
View
EnviroCAT Demonstration (Flash .swf format - may take a couple
of minutes to download)
Utilising the
extensive GIS data management and analysis capability in our Transport
Information Systems team, we are also able to create custom databases
to store, manage and analyse environmental information. These can
be further developed as part of more detailed EIA and SEA studies,
providing an audit trail showing how environmental constraints have
informed the development planning and decision-making process.
For more information on EnviroCAT and our environmental database
services, contact Peter George, pgeorge@mvaconsultancy.com
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