TY - BOOK AU - Saunders, Angus morrison- TI - Advanced introduction to environmental impact assessment SN - 9781785369711 AV - TD 194.6 .S28 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - United States of America PB - Edward Elgar Publishing KW - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: setting the scene -- Forms of EIA -- Back to the beginning: EIA and the National Environmental Policy Act 1969 (US) -- A brief reflection on the goals and purpose of EIA -- EIA and decision-making -- Screening and scoping -- Prediction, assessment and mitigation -- Review, approval decision and EIA follow-up -- Spectrum f development and design considerations -- Alternatives and mitigation -- Representing environment -- Engaging with stakeholders -- Science, uncertainty and adaptive management in EIA -- Cumulative impact assessment -- Conclusions N2 - Explores the unifying and universal principles at the heart of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) wherever it may be practiced worldwide. This overview of the field by Angus Morrison-Saunders emphasizes the big ideas upon which EIA was founded and which remain central to theory and practice today. In a nutshell, EIA is essentially about thinking before acting ER -