Perspectives on Environmental Impact Assessment Proceedings of the Annual WHO Training Courses on Environmental Impact Assessment, Centre for Environmental Management and Planning, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1980-1983

The experience of highly industrialized countries demonstrates that single-minded pursuit of economic develop­ ment is self-defeating because, by disregarding the other components of what is cxmnonly called "the quality of life", it creates conditions which are not acceptable to large sect...

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Other Authors: Clark, B.D. (Editor), Gilad, A. (Editor), Bisset, R. (Editor), Tomlinson, P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1984, 1984
Edition:1st ed. 1984
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • A: Objectives and Procedures
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): Scope and Objectives
  • Environmental Impact Studies in the United States
  • Impact Assessment in the United States and Europe
  • Canadian Federal and Ontario Provincial Environmental Assessment Procedures
  • EIA Procedures in France
  • The Evolving EIA Procedure in the Netherlands
  • EIA in the Planning Process: A Scottish Overview
  • EIA Procedures in Developing Countries
  • B: The Role of Environmental Health Assessment
  • The Health Component of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
  • Medical Effects of Atmospheric Pollution and Noise
  • Health Impacts of the Volta Dam, Ghana
  • Assessment of Hazard and Risk Cameron
  • C: Assessment Methods and Techniques
  • The Use of Methods in Screening and Scoping
  • Methods for Assessing Direct Impacts
  • Methods for Assessing Indirect Impacts
  • Systems Analysis and Environmental Impact Assessment
  • A Comparative Analysis of the Utility of EIA Methods
  • Development of UNEP Guidelines for Assessing Industrial Environmental Impact and Environmental Criteria for the Siting of Industry
  • Assessment of Visual Impact
  • Ecological Impact Assessment
  • Water Pollution Impact Assessment - Examples for Study
  • Physical Environmental Assessment: Some particular problems of the coastal zone
  • Solid and Liquid Wastes and the Impacts of their Disposal
  • The Economic Input into Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Monitoring and Environmental Impact Assessment
  • D: Case Studies
  • The Role of Environmental Impact Assessment within British Petroleum
  • Sullom Voe Oil Terminal: Its Environmental Appraisal
  • Some Environmental Aspects of Gas Developments in the UK
  • Environmental Assessment of Coal Extraction Projects: The Vale of Belvoir Experience
  • Assessment of Water Resource Developments
  • The Assessment of Tourism Impacts