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Advanced introduction to environmental impact assessment / Angus Morrison-Saunders

By: Saunders, Angus morrison- [author]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Elgar Advanced IntroductionPublication details: USA : Edward Elgar, c2018Description: x, 174 pages ; 22 cmISBN: 9781785369711Subject(s): SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | ENVIRONMENTAL IMAPACT ANALYSISLOC classification: TD 194.6 .S28 2018

Contents:

Introduction: setting the scene -- Forms of EIA -- Back to the beginning: EIA and the National Environmental Policy Act 1969 (US) -- A brief reflection on the goals and purpose of EIA -- EIA and decision-making -- Screening and scoping -- Prediction, assessment and mitigation -- Review, approval decision and EIA follow-up -- Spectrum f development and design considerations -- Alternatives and mitigation -- Representing environment -- Engaging with stakeholders -- Science, uncertainty and adaptive management in EIA -- Cumulative impact assessment -- Conclusions.

Summary: 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.

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Books	National University - Manila	National University - Manila	Environmental and Sanitary Engineering	General Circulation	GC TD 194.6 .S28 2018 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Checked out	10/12/2024	NULIB000018869

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: setting the scene --
Forms of EIA --
Back to the beginning: EIA and the National Environmental Policy Act 1969 (US) --
A brief reflection on the goals and purpose of EIA --
EIA and decision-making --
Screening and scoping --
Prediction, assessment and mitigation --
Review, approval decision and EIA follow-up --
Spectrum f development and design considerations --
Alternatives and mitigation --
Representing environment --
Engaging with stakeholders --
Science, uncertainty and adaptive management in EIA --
Cumulative impact assessment --
Conclusions.

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.

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