Description
Book SynopsisOne-stop, step-by-step guidance in the how of EIS project andstrategic planning
This outstanding guide focuses on the Environmental ImpactStatement (EIS) not merely as a document to be prepared, but as aprocess and framework for the planning of programs and projects. Itpresents state-of-the-art strategies, tools, techniques, andmethodologies for managing EIS projects of any size and emphasizespractical approaches to problems that have traditionally hinderedNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance andpractice.
This single, comprehensive volume synthesizes and describes allrelevant guidance and requirements that the EIS document mustsatisfy and illustrates relevant requirements with lessons fromcase law. Employing an incremental, building-block approach todescribe the entire EIS planning process in complete detail, thisindispensable handbook guides readers through each step of theprocess and provides:
* Step-by-step guidance on using the Total Federal Pla
Trade Review..."This indispensable handbook, guides readers through each step of the process of EIS and provides systems planning for rendering the early decision making process more efficient and effective."(Current Liturature on Science of Science, July/August 2001)
Table of ContentsInitiating the EIS Process: An Integrated and SystematicApproach.
Preparing the EIS: An Integrated and Systematic Approach.
The Environmental Impact Statement: DocumentationRequirements.
Implementing the Agency's Decision.
Total Federal Planning: A Unifying Strategy for Integrating FederalPlanning.
Appendices.
Glossary.
About the Author.
Index.
