Zyoud Shaher H, Zyoud Ahed H
Department of Building Engineering and Environment, Palestine Technical University (Kadoorie), Tulkarem, Palestine.
Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 May;28(17):22179-22202. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13696-x. Epub 2021 Apr 4.
Interests and concerns on environmental issues have attracted much attention over the past few decades. This is in harmony with the growing understanding of environmental impacts associated with human activities and their role in degrading ecosystems. In line with these concerns, considerable advances in science and technology to assess, mitigate, or lessen these adverse impacts have emerged (i.e., environmental impact assessment (EIA) methodologies). The involvement of EIA in sustainable development has become a prevalent topic in research in either developed and developing countries. The present work investigated the research status, development trends, and hotspots of EIA in a region with massive environmental challenges; the Arab world. Bibliometric analysis and visualization mapping were utilized with an objective of revealing and evaluating the developments in knowledge on EIA from the Arab world. A sum of 595 documents was the productivity of the Arab world on EIA (2.1% of total global productivity). Most of the studies were performed by scholars in Egypt (143 documents; 24.0%), followed by Saudi Arabia (96 documents; 16.1%), and Tunisia (68 documents; 11.4%). France, the USA, and the UK were, respectively, the most collaborated countries with the Arab world on EIA. Most of the publications on EIA were in prestigious journals in relation to environmental sciences. King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia and University of Kuwait were the most productive institutions (24 documents/institution). Topics in relation to assessing different environmental impacts on the quality and quantity of water will continue to be vital themes of research. While, the utilization of remote sensing, geographic information systems, risk assessment, life cycle assessment, bioaccumulation, and biomarkers techniques in assessing environmental impacts will continue to be dominant as efficient tools in conducting EIA related research. The outcomes displayed, in general, a rapidly and steadily rising interests on EIA. However, the development of regional experience, increasing of funds and advancing of competencies will further promote research activities on EIA.
在过去几十年里，对环境问题的兴趣和关注备受瞩目。这与人们对人类活动相关环境影响及其在生态系统退化中作用的认识不断加深相契合。出于这些担忧，在评估、减轻或减少这些不利影响方面，科学技术取得了显著进展（即环境影响评估（EIA）方法）。EIA在可持续发展中的参与已成为发达国家和发展中国家研究中的一个普遍话题。本研究调查了面临巨大环境挑战的地区——阿拉伯世界的EIA研究现状、发展趋势和热点。采用文献计量分析和可视化绘图，旨在揭示和评估阿拉伯世界EIA知识的发展情况。阿拉伯世界关于EIA的文献产出共计595篇（占全球总产出的2.1%）。大多数研究由埃及学者完成（143篇文献；占24.0%），其次是沙特阿拉伯（96篇文献；占16.1%）和突尼斯（68篇文献；占11.4%）。法国、美国和英国分别是与阿拉伯世界在EIA方面合作最多的国家。大多数关于EIA的出版物发表在环境科学领域的知名期刊上。沙特阿拉伯的阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学和科威特大学是产出最多的机构（各24篇文献）。评估不同环境对水的质量和数量的影响的相关主题将继续是重要的研究主题。同时，遥感、地理信息系统、风险评估、生命周期评估、生物累积和生物标志物技术在评估环境影响方面的应用将继续作为开展EIA相关研究的有效工具占据主导地位。总体而言，研究结果显示对EIA的兴趣迅速且稳步上升。然而，区域经验的发展、资金的增加和能力的提升将进一步推动EIA的研究活动。
