Environmental impact assessment

Canter, Larry W.

Environmental impact assessment - 2nd Edition. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c1996. - xx, 660 p. : illustrations, maps ;

Included Index.

Preface --
Chapter 1-National Environmental Policy Act and Its Implementation --
Chapter 2-Planning and Management of Impact Studies --
Chapter 3-Simple Methods for Impact Identification-Matrices, Networks, and Checklists --
Chapter 4-Description of Environmental Setting (Affected Environment) --
Chapter 5-Environmental Indices and Indicators for Describing the Affected Environment --
Chapter 6-Prediciotn and Assessment of Impacts on the Air Environment --
Chapter 7-Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on the Surface Water Environment --
Chapter 8-Prediciton and Assessment of Impacts on the Soil and Groundwater Environments --
Chapter 9-Prediciton and Assessment of Impacts on the Noise Environment --
Chapter 10-Prediciotn and Assessment of Impacts on the Biological Environment --
Chapter 11-Habitat Based Methods for Biological Impact and Prediction and Assessment --
Chapter 12-Prediciotn and assessment of Impacts on the Cultural (Architectural, Historical, and Archaeological Environment --
Chapter 13-Prediction and Assessment of Visual Impacts --
Chapter 14-Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on the Socioeconomic Environment --
Chapter 15-Decision Methods for Evaluation of Alternative --
Chapter 16-Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making --
Chapter 17-Preparation of Written Documentation --
Chapter 18-Enviromental Monitoring. --
Index.

Including improved chapters on biological, cultural and socioeconomic environmental factors, this text emphasizes both the production and assessment aspects of environmental factors, featuring a number of case studies.

0070097674 (acidfree paper) 9780070097674 0071141030 9780071141031


Environmental impact analysis.

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