Saunders, Angus morrison- <br/><br/>
Advanced introduction to environmental impact assessment / 
Angus Morrison-Saunders 
 - USA :  Edward Elgar,  c2018. 
 - x, 174 pages ;  22 cm. 
 - Elgar Advanced Introduction .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: setting the scene -- <br/>Forms of EIA -- <br/>Back to the beginning: EIA and the National Environmental Policy Act 1969 (US) -- <br/>A brief reflection on the goals and purpose of EIA -- <br/>EIA and decision-making -- <br/>Screening and scoping -- <br/>Prediction, assessment and mitigation -- <br/>Review, approval decision and EIA follow-up -- <br/>Spectrum f development and design considerations -- <br/>Alternatives and mitigation -- <br/>Representing environment -- <br/>Engaging with stakeholders -- <br/>Science, uncertainty and adaptive management in EIA -- <br/>Cumulative impact assessment -- <br/>Conclusions. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781785369711 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT<br/>ENVIRONMENTAL IMAPACT ANALYSIS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TD 194.6 .S28 2018