Cumulative effects assessment (CEA) is a development of environmental impact assessment which attempts to take into account the wider picture of what impacts may affect the environment as a result of either multiple or linear projects, or eeboo coupons development plans.CEA is seen as a further valuable tool in promoting sustainable development.The broader canvas upon which the assessment is made leads to a suite of issues such as complexity in methods and assessment of significance, the desirability of co-operation between developers and other parties, new ways of addressing mitigation and monitoring.
After outlining the legislative position and the process of CEA, this paper looks at three cases studies in the UK where echofix spring reverb cumulative assessment has been carried out - the cases concern wind farms, major infrastructure and off-shore developments.