Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment

About this book

The book includes explanations of how EIA works and how it integrates with socio-economic, infrastructure and ecological contexts completely updated legal materials the latest advice on best practice the latest thinking and systems an examination of current debates in public policy and planning a new chapter on EIA and sustainability.

Invaluable for anyone conducting, coordinating or reviewing an EIA in the UK/EC, and those practising or teaching environmental management law.

Contents

Part 1: Methods for environmental components 1. Introduction Riki Therivel & Peter Morris 2. Socio-economic impacts 1: overview and economic impacts John Glasson 3. Socio-economic impacts 2: social impacts Andrew Chadwick 4. Noise Riki Therivel 5. Transport Chris Fry and Riki Therivel 6. Landscape and visual Rebecca Knight 7. Archaeological and other material and cultural assets Riki Therivel 8. Air quality and climate David Walker and Hannah Dalton 9. Soils, geology and geomorphology Chris Stapleton, Kevin Hawkins and Martin Hodson 10. Water Sally-Beth Kelday, Andrew Brookes and Peter Morris 11. Ecology Peter Morris and Roy Emberton 12. Coastal ecology and geomorphology Ricard Cottle and Sian John Part 2: Shared and Integrative Methods 13. Environmental Risk Assessment and Risk Management Andrew Brookes 14. Geographical Information Systems and EIA Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller and Graham Wood 15. Quality of life capital Riki Therivel 16. Sustainable development and sustainability appraisal Roy Emberton and Riki Therivel Appendices

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Biography

Peter Morris was formerly a Principal Lecturer in Ecology at the School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University. He is now retired. Riki Therivel is a partner of Levett-Therivel sustainability consultants, and a visiting professor at the School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University.