Question

Identify the major economic, environmental and social impacts that are likely to be associated with the following project:

1. Construction of a nuclear power plant near the coast in a region that depends heavily on tourism and ocean-based recreation. Once the nuclear plant is operand, a nearby coal-fired power plant will be closed.

2. Construction of a wind farm along a ridge in the rural part of a region that is noted for two things: its beauty and its poverty.

Answer 1

The factors are associated are following:

Economic: The nuclear power plant are increases the economic growth as compare to coal fire plant and any other electricity generated plant. Because of their large scale project it requires the large number of workers.the nuclear power plant play a important role in job creation.

Environmental: the nuclear power plant is less harmful for environmental rather than the other plants.the green house emission is much smaller in nuclear power plant.the main environmental impact of nuclear plant consist of construction the plant,fuel procurement and other thermal Load of cooling water discharge into the sea During operation which release the radioactive material which can b harmful for atmosphere.

Social impact:  construction of nuclear power plant in havily tourism and ocean based recreation is not safe.nuclear plant or technology sites should be peaceful and less populated area beacuse and atomic explosion can be happend here which are harmful.

2.

Economic: construction of wind farm in rural area is very helpful in minimizing the poverty. People over their will get employment through this plant which affect their economic growth.

Environmental: the wind farm is the most clean form to produce electricity in environmental impact.it produce low carbon power, lowest green house potential.but it have a greatest habitant loss and fragmetation impact on wildlife. Blades of turbine are very dangerous for birds and bats,which is not good for beauty of rural areas.

Social: wind farm have impact on landscape they need to build in rural areas which leads industrialization of countryside.in rural areas the people get to know about the new technologies by this.