Environmental Impact Assessment Analysis in the Kahak’s Wind Farm

Q1 Social Sciences

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Pub Date : 2022-03-21 DOI:10.1142/s1464333222500065

E. Rasoulinezhad

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Abstract

The relationship between the environment and green projects has become an important issue since the 1970s. This issue is of particular importance for Iran, which seeks to solve the problem of environmental pollution caused by the consumption of fossil fuels and also seeks to increase the participation of green energy in the economy through the development of green projects. This study aims to investigate the environmental impact of the Kahak wind farm project in the Qazvin province of Iran. In this regard, the opinions of 10 green project experts and the Riam matrix method were used as a flexible and acceptable method in calculating the environmental impact of economic projects in this paper. The results revealed that this wind farm project positively impacts air quality and climate, social welfare, and hydraulic resource. At the same time, patrimony, fauna, and vegetation are affected negatively by this project. As the practical policy implications, the paper recommends strategies to increase private sector participation, combined location of green projects based on feasibility and environmental impacts, and establishment of Regional Green Development Projects (RGDP).

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Kahak风电场环境影响评价分析

自20世纪70年代以来，环境与绿色工程之间的关系成为一个重要问题。这个问题对伊朗来说特别重要，因为伊朗寻求解决化石燃料消耗造成的环境污染问题，并寻求通过发展绿色项目增加绿色能源对经济的参与。本研究旨在调查伊朗加兹温省Kahak风电场项目的环境影响。对此，本文采用10位绿色项目专家的意见和Riam矩阵法作为经济项目环境影响计算的一种灵活且可接受的方法。结果表明，该风电场项目对空气质量和气候、社会福利和水力资源产生了积极影响。同时，遗产、动物和植被也受到该项目的负面影响。在实际政策意义上，本文提出了提高私营部门参与、基于可行性和环境影响的绿色项目组合选址以及建立区域绿色发展项目(RGDP)的策略。

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Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, international journal covering policy and decision-making relating to environmental assessment (EA) in the broadest sense. Uniquely, its specific aim is to explore the horizontal interactions between assessment and aspects of environmental management (not just the vertical interactions within the broad field of impact assessment) and thereby to identify comprehensive approaches to environmental improvement involving both qualitative and quantitative information. As the concepts associated with sustainable development mature, links between environmental assessment and management systems become all the more essential.