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Author: Jo Treweek Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1444313290 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 367
Book Description
The world's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development. Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) is used to predict and evaluate the impacts of development on ecosystems and their components,thereby providing the information needed to ensure that ecological issues are given full and proper consideration in development planning. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has emerged as a key to sustainable development by integrating social, economic and environmental issues in many countries. EcIA has a major part to play as a component of EIA but also has other potential applications in environmental planning and management. Ecological Impact Assessment provides a comprehensive review of the EcIA process and summarizes the ecological theories and tools that can be used to understand, explain and evaluate the ecological consequences of development proposals. It is intended for the many individuals and companies involved in EIA and EcIA, as well as other areas of environmental management where impacts on ecosystems need to be evaluated. It will benefit planners, regulators, environmental consultants and scientists and will also provide an invaluable sourcebook and guide for the growing number of undergraduate students taking courses in applied ecology, EIA and related topics in environmental science. A practical management guide for the increasing numbers of practitioners of EcIA. A rapidly expanding subject driven by the proliferation of environmental legislation worldwide.
Author: Jo Treweek Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 1444313290 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 367
Book Description
The world's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development. Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) is used to predict and evaluate the impacts of development on ecosystems and their components,thereby providing the information needed to ensure that ecological issues are given full and proper consideration in development planning. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has emerged as a key to sustainable development by integrating social, economic and environmental issues in many countries. EcIA has a major part to play as a component of EIA but also has other potential applications in environmental planning and management. Ecological Impact Assessment provides a comprehensive review of the EcIA process and summarizes the ecological theories and tools that can be used to understand, explain and evaluate the ecological consequences of development proposals. It is intended for the many individuals and companies involved in EIA and EcIA, as well as other areas of environmental management where impacts on ecosystems need to be evaluated. It will benefit planners, regulators, environmental consultants and scientists and will also provide an invaluable sourcebook and guide for the growing number of undergraduate students taking courses in applied ecology, EIA and related topics in environmental science. A practical management guide for the increasing numbers of practitioners of EcIA. A rapidly expanding subject driven by the proliferation of environmental legislation worldwide.
Author: Chris Wood Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317878426 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 430
Book Description
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become a vital management tool worldwide. EIA is a means of evaluating the likely consequences of a proposed major action which will significantly affect the environment, before that action is taken.This new edition of Wood's key text provides an authoritative, international review of environmental impact assessment, comparing systems used in the UK, USA, the Netherlands, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand and South Africa.
Author: Angus Morrison-Saunders Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1785369709 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 198
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This book discusses the big ideas behind EIA thinking and practice. It explores key steps in the process and the core principles underlying these with emphasis placed on best practices. Challenges in designing and implementing development proposals from projects through to plans and policies are addressed. Key topics include the EIA and sustainable development, consideration of alternatives, the mitigation hierarchy, significance determination, cumulative impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, managing uncertainty and adaptive management. The book is aimed at EIA practitioners including proponents, consultants and regulators, as well as researchers and students.
Author: C. Max Finlayson Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9789048134939 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 1546
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In discussion with Ramsar’s Max Finlayson and Nick Davidson, and several members of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Springer is proposing the development of a new Encyclopedia of Wetlands, a comprehensive resource aimed at supporting the trans- and multidisciplinary research and practice which is inherent to this field. Aware both that wetlands research is on the rise and that researchers and students are often working or learning across several disciplines, we are proposing a readily accessible online and print reference which will be the first port of call on key concepts in wetlands science and management. This easy-to-follow reference will allow multidisciplinary teams and transdisciplinary individuals to look up terms, access further details, read overviews on key issues and navigate to key articles selected by experts.
Author: Tom Shillington Publisher: Agence canadienne d'évaluation environnementale ISBN: Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 52
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This report, based on a draft paper prepared by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and reviewed by Summit participants, presents the results of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency-sponsored study. The paper offers a framework on how such a network could be organised and operated, and explains how the CEAA has used the framework to develop its site on the Internet. The report is also a contribution to the International Study of the Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment. The document proposes a framework for an EA network and looks at the experience of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.
Author: Andy Thornley Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 135173475X Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 407
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This title was first published in 2003:The advent of the Labour government in 1997 provoked major change in the political landscape of the UK. Priorities changed and different themes moved to the top of the agenda such as local democracy, community, transparency, sustainability and co-ordinated or 'joined-up' thinking. Many of the new priorities, such as community empowerment, involved a reappraisal of the purpose and procedures of planning, while others changed the legislative and institutional frame within which planning operated. This indispensable volume traces and analyzes the implications for planning created by this political shift. Presenting an overview of the general debates on contemporary UK planning, the book proceeds to identify four major areas as key themes for planning in the third millennium. These are: the new institutional context; ensuring social inclusion and participation; promoting sustainability; and the debate over building at higher densities on Brownfield sites. Illustrated with in-depth case studies, the book provides a timely and important examination of the current state of planning in the UK and suggests best-case scenarios for the future.
Author: Dr. Mahesh R. Sharanappa, B.Com., LL.M., Ph.D. Publisher: Codex International Publishers ISBN: 9394799060 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 227
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Every human being is dependent on the mother earth. The nature which we use has to be protected with utmost responsibility. For protection of the environment the Environmental Laws play a pivotal role. No law can stand without any base. It may be a primary or secondary or supplementary base. In order to study the growth of any law in its correct perspective, it becomes necessary to find out its inputs and contents. A base may change with changing time, allowing place to other bases. The Indian environmental law is no exception in this regard. In ancient India, people were tied together with nature, through their religious belief. Some adopted it on their own or rather majority accepted under the fear of religion, morality or non-compliance, resulting in punishment to the extent of going to hell. Since Vedic time the motto of social life was ‘to live in utmost harmony with ecology’. Sages, saints and great teachers of India lived in forests, meditated and expressed themselves in the form of Vedas, Upanishads, Smritis and Dharmas. This literature of olden times preached in one form or the other a worshipful attitude towards plants, trees, mother earth, sky (aakash), air (vayu), water(jal), and animals and to keep a benevolent attitude towards them. The primary objective of the book is to investigate into the laws and policy relating to Environmental Impact Assessment, along with an empirical verification of the actual working of EIA machinery with a view to find out problem areas and suggest reforms on the basis of true picture. The other related objectives are to analyse different dimensions of environmental protection; to make a conceptual analysis of EIA to have a clear understanding about scope of the concept and the process; to make a comparative analysis of EIA with reference to its working in some leading countries; to assess the significance attached to EIA in India through different phases of history; to critically evaluate the Legislative provisions which stipulate EIA to ascertain their suitability and effectiveness in creating proper EIA mechanism; to verify empirically the actual working of EIA process; Lastly, to offer valuable suggestions for reform in law and to make EIA mechanism more Effective. The process of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is crucial for ensuring sustainable development. The technique of Environmental Impact iv Assessment (EIA) finds its origin from the ‘Precautionary Principle’ which requires refusal of consent or approval of the developmental activity by the competent authority, if such project poses threat of serious or irreversible environmental damage. To determine the serious or irreversible nature of the environmental effects on the developmental activity, EIA is necessary. EIA requires the developer to give to the deciding agency, a statement of the environmental effects on the developmental activity to be considered in the decision making process. EIA gives a chance to adopt or modify a scheme to mitigate adverse environmental consequences and for taking the environmental dimension into account in project decisions. I am sure that the professionals like advocates, EIA officials, Environmental activists and students of legal academia who will have to encounter environmental issues will be benefitted by turning to this book.
Author: United Nations Publisher: UN ISBN: 9789280736793 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 150
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This report provides an overview of the current status of national legislation and institutional arrangements of relevance to EIAs and SEAs across the globe, as well as emerging issues and trends. It does this primarily through providing examples from a wide selection of countries of their EIA/SEA arrangements and in relation to the different steps of the EIA/SEA processes. These steps include: (1) Screening; (2) Scoping and Impact Analysis; (3) Review of the EIA/SEA report; (4) Decision-making; (5) Follow-up and Adaptive Management and (6) Public Participation as a cross-cutting issue.
Author: Jo Treweek
Author: Jo Treweek
Author: John Glasson
Author: Chris Wood
Author: Angus Morrison-Saunders
Author: C. Max Finlayson
Author: Tom Shillington
Author: John Glasson
Author: Andy Thornley
Author: Dr. Mahesh R. Sharanappa, B.Com., LL.M., Ph.D.
Author: United Nations