ABSTRACT
To cover the wide range of concerns, different specialist studies are usually carried out and summarized in the EIA. A vast body of quantitative data and qualitative information is thus compiled, which results in lengthy reports with numerous appendices, and extensive evaluation tables, which are usually unsuitable for direct evaluation [295]. For example, the recently completed EIA of the Victorian desalination project in Australia covered 1600 pages and the volumes stack nearly 1.5 m high.
