Description
Book SynopsisEnvironmental Impact Statements focuses on the roles of the variousparticipants in the EIS review process. Whether you are an EISauthor or reviewer, member of a public agency, a private sectorconsultant, a developer, environmental activist, or privatecitizen, understanding your own role and the roles of others in theprocess will increase your effectiveness, reduce duplication ofeffort, and save time and money.
This hands-on guide offers a unique, comprehensive approach topreparing, managing, and reviewing an EIS. It chronicles thepreparation process step by step, from kickoff meeting throughfinal submission and, unlike other books, it integrates technicaldiscussions on the regulatory environment and impact analysis intothe planning chronology instead of treating them independently. Thebook''s combined emphasis on process and interaction of rolesenables participants to adapt each step to their own federal orstate EIS projects.
Author Diori Kreske explains all concepts
Table of ContentsFundamentals.
Process.
Proposed Actions.
Overview of Federal, State, and Other Nations' EISs.
Effects of Court Decisions.
Types of EISs.
Building the EIS Framework.
EIS Project Management.
EIS Preparation.
Public Involvement.
Writing EISs.
Reducing Time, Effort, and Paperwork.
Reviewing EISs.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Appendices.
Index.
