Environmental Impact Assessment
Download or Read eBook Environmental Impact Assessment PDF written by Peter Wathern and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Peter Wathern |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 380 |
| Release | : 2013-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781134897711 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1134897715 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Environmental Impact Assessment by : Peter Wathern
Book excerpt: This comprehensive treatment of environmental impact assessment (EIA) provides an authoritative contemporary review of theory and practice over the past ten years. EIA is viewed as both science and art, reflecting the concern both with technical aspects of appraisal and the effects of EIA on the decision-making process. Adopted in many countries, with different degrees of enthusiasm, since its inception in the early 1970's, EIA is established as a major procedure for assessing the environmental implications of legislation, the implementation of policy and plans and the initiation of development projects. EIA is increasingly an essential part of environmental management
