Environmental Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide

Allthelaws,terms,documents,andguidanceonenvironmentalimpactassessmentyouneed--inonebook!Anyonewhohaseverhadtowadethroughvolumesofregulationsandpermitprocedures...beenbesiegedbyconfusingjargonandunknownacronyms...orotherwisewishedtherewereaclearandreliableguidetotheessentialsofenvironmentalimpactassessment,willapplaudthiscomprehensiveandintelligentlyorganizedbook.Here,forthefirsttimeinoneconvenientvolume,areallthekeylegislation,terminology,anddocumentsyouneedtoknow,aswellasinvaluableguidancethroughanarrayofpotentialenvironmentalimpactstudyareas.You'llfindimportantinformationondatasources,agencycontacts,lawsandpermits,methodologies,presentationofresults,andotherpracticalissuesthatwillgiveyouthetoolstotacklequestionssuchas:WhomdoIneedtocontact?WheredoIfindinformation?Whatshouldbeassessed?Isapermitrequired?Whoissuesit?Isthereaspecialprocessingrequirement?What'sthebestwaytosummarizemyresultsforproductiveuse?Thisbookprovidesnumerousexamplesandahostofusefulsuggestionsthroughout,whileskillfullyinterweavingthebasicrequirementswithanunderstandingoftheprinciplesunderlyingenvironmentalimpactassessment.Thereisalsoanextensiveindexfordirectaccesstoanytopic.