Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment by Alberto Fonseca

Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment by Alberto Fonseca

Reviewing over 50 years of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) policy-making and implementation around the world, this thought-provoking Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the current research surrounding EIA. Presenting new trends in law and policy-making, it highlights best practices in the application of technology to impact prediction and management, procedural efficiency, decision-making and public participation.   In addition to explaining the practicalities of the EIA process, chapters delve deep into EIA’s decision-making stages and methods, revealing the causes of, and solutions to, recurrent issues. Contributions from leading scholars analyse case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North and South America to provide a truly global picture of EIA implementation. Critically examining the laws, policies and procedures involved in these case studies, this Handbook concludes by highlighting new ideas, trends and methods in the field.   With a global scope, the illustrative case studies and critical evaluations will prove a useful resource for students and scholars of environmental and management studies and law. Exploring how to implement best practices, it will prove invaluable to EIA practitioners, including consultants, developers and regulators, offering inspiration and guidance for policy reforms.

‘Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment provides the reader with an overview of EIA in many countriesThe research is literature-based. As in many books which are multi-authored, the chapters vary in terms of the style of writing and readability. The various authors are non-lawyers. They provide a broad and non-legalistic approach to environmental assessment, over a wide range of areas. The book will prove a valuable research tool to those wishing to explore environmental assessment globally, beyond the confines of project regulation.’ -- Francis McManus, Scottish Planning and Environmental Law
‘This Handbook marks 50 years of Environmental Impact Assessment practice, addressing contemporary issues in an innovative and engaging manner. It captures the state of the art provided by a diverse group of theorists and practitioners drawn from all around the world, before outlining possible directions for the next 50 years.’ -- Angus Morrison-Saunders, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Edited by Alberto Fonseca, Associate Professor of Environmental Impact Assessment, Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil

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ISBN 13	9781800379626
ISBN 10	1800379625
Title	Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment
Author	Alberto Fonseca
Series	Research Handbooks On Impact Assessment Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Year published	2022-09-16
Number of pages	470
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