Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment

Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment is a practicalup-to-date explanation and guide to how EIAs are, and should be,carried out for specific environmental components (e.g., air, water,ecological systems, socio-economic systems). For each component, itincludes a discussion of relevant standards, how baseline surveys areconducted, how impact predictions are made, what mitigation measurescan be used, how the effectiveness of such measures should bemonitored, and the limitations of the methods.Very few books exist on how EIA should be carried out for specificenvironmental components and this book will fill an important gap.Written by practising specialists who teach a highly regarded course inenvironmental assessment and management at Oxford Brookes Universityand by experts from the private and non-profit sectors, Methods ofEnvironmental Impact Assessment will prove invaluable for thosewho organize, review, and make decisions about EIA: environmentalplanners and managers; undergraduate as well as graduate students inplanning, ecology, geography, environmental studies, and relatedsubjects with an EIA content.