Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment, 2 Volume Set

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a significant,anticipatory, environmental management tool. International debatefocuses on its enhancement to meet the challenges of sustainabledevelopment, as well as facilitating scientifically robust,integrated and participative decision-making. This handbook hopesto contribute an international, multidisciplinary, ready-referencesource to this debate. This first volume addresses EIA principles, process and methods.Part 1 maps the EIA process and its impact on decision. Itpositions EIA in the context of sustainable development andrelative to other decision tools, including economic valuation. Italso positions strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in asimilar way. Part 2 addresses the elements of the EIA process andsignificant impact assessment topics--air, water, ecological,social, risk, landscape and visual--not only in terms of goodpractice but also methodological evolution. This volume concludesby addressing cumulative impact assessment and SEA methods.Volume 2 provides a unique consideration for EIA implementationand practice in Europe, Africa, the Far East, South America andNorth America. It uses a number of project types to provide 'how todo' guidance and addresses practice in policy and planassessment.This volume should be read by legislators, decision-makers,economists, developers, industrial managers and consultantsinvolved in this significant field.