Ecological Environmental Assessment and Policy Making

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Environmental assessment has a long history, for example, Fengshui Geographic Theory has been practiced in East Asia. This theory is well known for its effective utilization in the pattern of farming land use as well as in urban planning. The location of the capitals like Beijing, Seoul and Kyoto was chosen based upon the Fengshui theory. It explains that the urban infrastructure was assessed before selecting the capital cities. In modern societies environmental assessment is carried out on the basis of diversified scientific research outcomes including the physical, chemical and biological methods. Each method is exclusively or inclusively applied depending on the occasions. Ecological assessment is relatively new, it is the ecosystem assessment which is conducted in accordance with the Law of Environmental Impact Assessment. This paper presents one proposal of ecological assessment, and demonstrates how the ecosystem assessment can be applied to various significant environmental issues.
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