Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment
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Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment

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Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment

About this book

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.The Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment explores the unifying and universal principles at the heart of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) wherever it may be practiced worldwide. This overview of the field by Angus Morrison-Saunders emphasizes the big ideas upon which EIA was founded and which remain central to theory and practice today. In a nutshell, EIA is essentially about thinking before acting. Key Features include: • A reminder of the fundamental ideas promoted by the pioneers and early writers about EIA• Consideration of environment and development and how the two come together in EIA• A short and concise overview of international best practice EIA principles as they apply today• Reflections on the increasing need to adopt a holistic, sustainability-oriented approach to EIA.This book is relevant to all stakeholders involved in EIA including practitioners, researchers, and teachers. It will also appeal to university students studying engineering, environmental science, geography, sustainability, and policy studies.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. PART 1: OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT
  7. 1 Introduction: setting the scene
  8. 2 Forms of EIA
  9. 3 Back to the beginning – EIA and the National Environmental Policy Act 1969 (US) EIA
  10. 4 A brief reflection on the goals and purpose of EIA
  11. PART 2: GENERIC EIA PROCESS COMPONENTS
  12. 5 EIA and decision-making
  13. 6 Screening and scoping
  14. 7 Prediction, assessment and mitigation
  15. 8 Review, approval decision and EIA follow-up
  16. PART 3: ABOUT DEVELOPMENT
  17. 9 Spectrum of development and design considerations
  18. 10 Alternatives and mitigation
  19. PART 4: ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
  20. 11 Representing environment
  21. 12 Engaging with stakeholders
  22. PART 5: BRINGING DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT TOGETHER
  23. 13 Science, uncertainty and adaptive management in EIA
  24. 14 Cumulative impact assessment
  25. PART 6: CLOSING REMARKS ON EIA
  26. 15 Conclusions
  27. References
  28. Index