Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment, Volume 2: Impact and Limitations

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a significant, anticipatory, environmental management tool. International debate focuses on its enhancement to meet the challenges of sustainable development, not least demands for scientifically robust integrated and participative decision–making. This Handbook hopes to improve practice by contributing an international, multidisciplinary, ready–reference source to this debate.
This first volume addresses EIA principles, process and methods. Part 1 maps the EIA process and its impact on decision. It positions EIA in the context of sustainable development and relative to other decision tools, including economic valuation. It also positions strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in a similar way. Part 2 addresses the elements of the EIA process and significant impact assessment topics – air, water, ecological, social, risk, landscape and visual – not only in terms of good practice but also methodological evolution. The volume concludes by addressing cumulative impact assessment and SEA methods.
Volume 2 provides a unique consideration for EIA implementation and practice – in Europe, Africa, the Far East, South America and North America. It uses a number of project types to provide ′how–to–do′ guidance and addresses practice in policy and plan assessment.
This book should be ready by legislators, decision makers, economists, developers, industrial managers and consultants involved in this significant field.

Spis treści:
List of Contributors.
Preface.
Part 1: Quality and Effectiveness.
1 Introduction.
2 Comparative Evaluation of EIA Systems.
3 Capacity Building.
4 Quality and Quality Control in EIA.
Part 2: EIA At the International Level.
5 The Convention of Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context.
6 Environmental Impact Assessment A and Multi–Lateral Financial Institutions.< br>Part 3: International Experience.
7 Environmental Impact Assessment in Central and Eastern Europe.
8 Environmental Impact Assessment in East Asia.
9 Environmental Impact Assessment in Africa.
10 Environmental Impact Assessment in South and Central America.
11 Environmental Impact Assessment in North America.
12 Environmental Impact Assessment in the European Union.
Part 4: Sectoral Experience.
13 Policy Environmental Assessment.
14 Environmental Impact Assessment of Land–Use Plans: Experience under the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act.
15 Environmental Impact Assessment and Waste Management.
16 Environmental Impact Assessment of Road and Rail Infrastructure.
17 Environmental Impact Assessment for Energy Projects.
18 Environmental Impact Assessment for Mining Projects.
19 Environmental Impact Assessment for Water Projects.
Index

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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a significant, anticipatory, environmental management tool. International debate focuses on its enhancement to meet the challenges of sustainable development, not least demands for scientifically robust integrated and participative decision–making. This Handbook hopes to improve practice by contributing an international, multidisciplinary, ready–reference source to this debate.
This first volume addresses EIA principles, process and methods. Part 1 maps the EIA process and its impact on decision. It positions EIA in the context of sustainable development and relative to other decision tools, including economic valuation. It also positions strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in a similar way. Part 2 addresses the elements of the EIA process and significant impact assessment topics – air, water, ecological, social, risk, landscape and visual – not only in terms of good practice but also methodological evolution. The volume concludes by addressing cumulative impact assessment and SEA methods.
Volume 2 provides a unique consideration for EIA implementation and practice – in Europe, Africa, the Far East, South America and North America. It uses a number of project types to provide ′how–to–do′ guidance and addresses practice in policy and plan assessment.
This book should be ready by legislators, decision makers, economists, developers, industrial managers and consultants involved in this significant field.