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Contributors to this edition Preface and acknowledgements Part 1: Methods for environmental components 1. Introduction "Riki Therivel & Peter Morris "1.1 EIA and the aims of the book 1.2 The EIA process 1.3 The current status of EIA 1.4 Book structure 1.5 Integration of component assessments 1.6 The broader context and the future of EIA methods 2. Socio-economic impacts 1: overview and economic impacts "John Glasson "2.1 Introduction 2.2 Definitions and concepts: socio-economic impacts 2.3 Baseline studies: direct and indirect economic impacts 2.4 Impact prediction: direct employment impacts 2.5 Impact prediction: wider economic impacts 2.6 Mitigation and enhancement 2.7 Monitoring 2.8 Conclusions 3. Socio-economic impacts 2: social impacts "Andrew Chadwick "3.1 Introduction 3.2 Baseline studies 3.3 Impact prediction 3.4 Mitigation 3.5 Monitoring 3.6 Sources of further information 4. Noise "Riki Therivel "4.1 Introduction 4.2 Definitions and concepts 4.3 Legislative background and interest groups 4.4 Scoping and baseline studies 4.5 Impact prediction 4.6 Mitigation 4.7 Monitoring 4.8 Conclusions 5. Transport "Chris Fry and Riki Therivel "5.1 Introduction 5.2 Definitions and concepts 5.3 Legislative background 5.4 Interest groups and sources of information 5.5 Scoping and baseline studies 5.6 Impact prediction and evaluation 5.7 Mitigation measures 5.8 Monitoring 5.9 Conclusions 6. Landscape and visual "Rebecca Knight "6.1 Introduction 6.2 Definitions and concepts 6.3 Legislative background and interest groups 6.4 Baseline studies 6.5 Impact prediction 6.6 Mitigation and enhancement 6.7 Monitoring 6.8 Concluding issues 7. Archaeological and other material and cultural assets "Riki Therivel "7.1 Introduction 7.2 Definitions and concepts 7.3 Legislative background and interest groups 7.4 Scoping and baseline studies 7.5 Impact prediction 7.6 Mitigation and enhancement 7.7 Monitoring 7.8 Conclusions 8. Air quality and climate "David Walker and Hannah Dalton "8.1 Introduction: definitions and concepts 8.2 Legislative background and interest groups 8.3 Scoping and baseline studies 8.4 Impact prediction 8.5 Mitigation 8.6 Monitoring 9. Soils, geology and geomorphology "Chris Stapleton, Kevin Hawkins and Martin Hodson "9.1 Introduction 9.2 Definitions and concepts -- geology and geomorphology 9.3 Definitions and concepts -- soils 9.4 Legislative background and interest groups 9.5 Scoping and baseline studies 9.6 Impact prediction 9.7 Mitigation 9.8 Monitoring 10. Water "Sally-Beth Kelday, Andrew Brookes and Peter Morris "10.1 Introduction 10.2 Definitions and concepts of water quantity 10.3 Definitions and concepts of water quality 10.4 Legislative background and interest groups 10.5 Scoping 10.6 Baseline studies on water quantity 10.7 Baseline studies on water quality 10.8 Impact prediction 10.9 Mitigation 10.10 Monitoring 11. Ecology "Peter Morris and Roy Emberton "11.1 Introduction 11.2 Definitions and concepts 11.3 Legislative background and interest groups 11.4 Scoping and baseline studies 11.5 Phase 1 baseline surveys 11.6 Phase 2 surveys and evaluation of baseline conditions 11.7 Impact prediction 11.8 Mitigation 11.9 Monitoring 11.10 Conclusions 12. Coastal ecology and geomorphology "Ricard Cottle and Sian John "12.1 Introduction 12.2 Definitions and concepts 12.3 Legislative background and interest groups 12.4 Scoping and baseline studies 12.5 Impact prediction 12.6 Mitigation 12.7 Monitoring 12.8 Conclusions Part 2: Shared and Integrative Methods 13. Environmental Risk Assessment and Risk Management "Andrew Brookes "13.1 Introduction 13.2 Definitions and concepts 13.3 Legislative and policy background and interest groups 13.4 Key steps in Performing an Environment Risk Assessment 13.5 Different levels of ERA 13.6 Parallels between EIA and ERA 13.7 Opportunities and challenges for ERA 13.8 Risk communication 13.9 Concluding issues 14. Geographical Information Systems and EIA "Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller and Graham Wood "14.1 Introduction 14.2 GIS concepts and techniques 14.3 GIS and environmental impact assessment 14.4 GIS in screening, scoping and baseline studies 14.5 GIS in impact prediction 14.6 GIS in Mitigation 14.7 GIS in Monitoring 14.8 Conclusions 15. Quality of life capital "Riki Therivel "15.1 Introduction 15.2The quality of life capital approach 15.3 An example of the approach 15.4 Advantages of the approach 15.5 Links between EIA and quality of life capital 16. Sustainable development and sustainability appraisal "Roy Emberton and Riki Therivel "16.1 Introduction 16.2 The UK Government's sustainable development agenda 16.3 Sustainable development and EIA 16.4 Sustainability appraisal 16.5 Conclusion Appendices A: Acronyms, internet addresses, chemical symbols and quantitative units B: UK environment, conservation and heritage organisations C: Habitat, vegetation and land classifications D: Evaluating species, communities, habitats and sites Glossary Index. This well-known textbook offers comprehensive coverage of the methods used in environmental impact assessment, which is now firmly established as an obligatory procedure in proposing or launching any development project where there may be consequences for the environment. |
