ABSTRACT

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become a vital management tool worldwide.  EIA is a means of evaluating the likely consequences of a proposed major action which will significantly affect the environment, before that action is taken.This new edition of Wood's key text provides an authoritative, international review of environmental impact assessment, comparing systems used in the UK, USA, the Netherlands, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand and South Africa.

chapter 1|16 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|17 pages

EIA in the United States

chapter 3|18 pages

The European Directive on EIA

chapter 4|12 pages

EIA in the UK

chapter 6|17 pages

Legal basis of EIA systems

chapter 7|17 pages

Coverage of EIA systems

chapter 8|15 pages

Consideration of alternatives

chapter 9|19 pages

Screening of actions

chapter 10|17 pages

Scoping of impacts

chapter 11|22 pages

EIA report preparation

chapter 12|23 pages

EIA report review

chapter 13|19 pages

Decision making

chapter 14|18 pages

Monitoring and auditing of impacts

chapter 15|17 pages

Mitigation of impacts

chapter 16|25 pages

Consultation and participation

chapter 17|14 pages

Monitoring of EIA systems

chapter 18|17 pages

Benefits and costs of EIA systems

chapter 19|26 pages

Strategic environmental assessment

chapter 20|14 pages

Conclusions