Description
Book SynopsisThis textbook covers both environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment. It relates to low and middle income countries in areas including Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.
Trade Review"On the whole, it is a valuable volume, not only for academics and students but also for practitioners such as planners, decision makers, development bank officers, non-governmental organizations and others." (Jnl of Environmental Planning & Management, Vol.44, No.6, 2001)
Table of ContentsIntroduction (N. Lee & C. George).
EA PRINCIPLES, PROCESSES AND PRACTICE.
Environmental Assessment in its Developmental and Regulatory Context (N. Lee).
Comparative Review of Environmental Assessment Procedures and Practice (C. George).
Screening and Scoping (C. Wood).
Environmental Impact Prediction and Evaluation (C. George).
Economic Valuation of Environmental Impacts (C. Kirkpatrick).
Social Impact Assessment (F. Vanclay).
Reviewing the Quality of Environmental Assessments (N. Lee).
Methods of Consultation and Public Participation (R. Bisset).
Integrating Appraisals and Decision-making (N. Lee).
Environmental Monitoring, Management and Auditing (C. George).
COUNTRY AND INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES OF EA PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE.
Country Studies of EA in Chile, Indonesia and the Russian Federation (L. Contreras, et al.).
Country Studies of EA in Nepal, Jordan and Zimbabwe (R. Khadka, et al.).
Environmental Assessment in Development Banks and Aid Agencies (C. Rees, et al.).
Strengthening Future Environmental Assessment Practice: An International Perspective (H. Abaza).
Index.
