More direct and less costly approaches are now used ( Coulson , 1989 ) . These methods entail arbitration , negotiation , and mediation ; alternatives that fall into the category of ' alternative dispute resolution ' ( ADR ) .
Barker, A. and Wood, C.M. (1999) An evaluation of ELA system performance in eight EU countries. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 19:387–404. Barker, A. and Wood, C.M. (2001) Environmental assessment in the European Union: ...
This work presents an accessible, comparative, step-by-step review of international EIA procedures and practice.
Under the best of circumstances, preparing an environmental impact assessment (EIA) can be a complex and challenging task.
This comprehensive treatment of environmental impact assessment (EIA) provides an authoritative contemporary review of theory and practice over the past ten years.
This book challenges the prevailing assumption that Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) should be structured around a unitary EIA process. The book begins by identifying, through a scenario, eight recurrent problems in EIA practice.
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 ...
Shows how to navigate federal, state, and local requirments
The ultimate aim of this book is to move from the notion of EIA as a technical procedure towards a concept of EIA as a particular form of problem-solving with varied methodological requirements.
Finally, the book explores the role of the various disciplines which need to be mastered in undertaking an EIA. This book takes you on a journey from the beginning of environmental impact assessment to the present day.
Finally, the book explores the role of the various disciplines which need to be mastered in undertaking an EIA. This book takes you on a journey from the beginning of environmental impact assessment to the present day.
Environmental Impact Assessment
This approach attempts to move towards "unified" procedures to investigate normal operation and acciclental risks; these are problems concerned within both the EIA Directive 85/337/EEC and the "Seveso" Directive 821501/EEC.
Contents: General Introduction, EIA Methodologies Currently in Use, Backdrop for Testing the New Methodologies, INTRA A New Methodology for Selection the Most Influential Parameters for Study so as to Reduce the Costs of EIA, SMART-ALEC-A ...
Provides an authoritative contemporary review of both the science and art of EIA, reflecting concern both with the technical aspects of appraisal and the effects of EIA on the decision-making process.
Environmental impact assessment is among the most influential aspects of environmental regulation policy today. Through nineteen chapters that examine current debates, recent cases, and ongoing developments in Canadian EIA, Environmental...
Environmental Impact Assessment: Principles and Applications
Environmental impact assessment is among the most influential aspects of environmental regulation and policy today.
This volume provides an up-to-date guide to the Australian environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures. It provides details of recent national agreements on EIA and looks at the need for a...
This text is for second and third year Civil Engineering students and Chemical and Environmental Engineers taking course work in environmental assessment practice or impact assessment.