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050			_aTD 194.6 .S28 2018
100			_aSaunders, Angus morrison- _eauthor
245		0	_aAdvanced introduction to environmental impact assessment / _cAngus Morrison-Saunders
260			_aUnited States of America : _bEdward Elgar Publishing, _cc2018
300			_ax, 174 pages ; _c22 cm.
365			_bUSD25
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction: 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.
520			_aExplores 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.
650			_aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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