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Study of Information System for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the Arctic Development Project

북극권 자원 개발사업의 환경영향평가(EIA)를 위한 정보 구축 방안

  • Kim, Sewon (Department of Infrastructure Safety Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • Kim, YoungSeok (Department of Infrastructure Safety Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
  • Received : 2019.10.31
  • Accepted : 2019.11.18
  • Published : 2019.12.30
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Abstract

It is well known there are a lot of undeveloped energy resource in the Arctic circle. As global warming enables the use of Arctic sea routes, the interest in Arctic resource development is increasing. Recently, polar neighbors and developed countries are actively promoting construction project in Arctic circle. However, the issue of environmental pollution caused by Arctic resource development has been raised. Today, environmental issues have a significant impact on the success of the project as well as on the costs of Arctic development projects. Therefore, it is necessary to secure a technology related to energy resource development and transportation for the Arctic resource project. In addition, the establishment of strategy for environmental impact assessment (EIA) is important. This paper shows the characteristics and procedures of EIA for developing Arctic resources, and reviews how to construct the systematically management of the necessary information. This system consists of a database required for environmental impact assessment and its application. The system is expected to be utilized for strategic development projects in the Arctic.

북극권에는 미개발된 막대한 에너지·자원이 매장되어 있다. 지구온난화로 인해 북극 항로의 이용이 가능해지고, 자원개발에 대한 관심이 높아짐에 따라 극지 인접국들과 선진국들은 국가적 차원에서 북극권 개발과 건설 사업을 활발히 추진하고 있다. 동시에 북극권 자원 개발과 자원 이송에 따른 환경오염 문제도 꾸준히 제기되어 왔다. 오늘날 환경 문제는 북극권 개발사업의 비용뿐 아니라, 사업 자체의 성공 여부에 중대한 영향을 미치고 있다. 따라서 북극권 자원 개발사업을 위해서는 에너지·자원 개발 및 이송과 관련된 기술 확보와 함께 환경영향평가(Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA)에 대한 전략 수립이 반드시 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 북극권 자원 개발 시, 고려해야 할 환경영향평가의 특성과 절차를 살펴보고, 그에 필요한 정보를 체계적으로 관리하기 위한 시스템 구축 방안을 고찰하였다. 본 시스템은 북극권 환경영향평가에 필요한 정보 데이터베이스와 그를 활용하는 응용시스템으로 구성되며, 북극권 자원 개발사업을 위한 전략수립 등을 위하여 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

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