Environmental Impact Assessment Handbook

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This book affirmatively presents as a handbook indeed. Written by practitioners, it examines EIA from a practical but also highly educational point of view. It adopts a step-by-step approach to explaining the EIA procedure for practitioners at varied stages of their professional experience. Graduates and students will find the text a useful companion in helping them get a full grasp of the EIA process and more experienced professionals will find the book a useful resource for their professional development especially as a result of updates in regulations and the example case studies. -- David Oloke, Principal Consultant, Progressive Concept Consultancy Ltd This practical guide is a must for anyone actively involved, or about to become involved, in environmental impact assessments. It is broken down into stages of the assessment process, enabling readers to dip in and out whenever they need advice and support. Each chapter works through the process methodically, identifying the relevant parts of the legislation, providing advice from the authors and presenting case studies. -- Jo Griffiths, Network Rail, UK This book is the third edition of the practical handbook for Environmental Impact Assessments. It does a great deal to demystify the process and explain in clear language what is needed, when and why. This is very helpful and an excellent manual. This is just the book that can be trusted in clear language to tell us what is required, so that we know and can operate in an informed way.


The handbook achieves what it set out to do. It is a step by step logical process of delivering an Environmental Impact Assessment through the various stages. The most important element of the book from my perspective is the thought given to the integration of these processes in the project. The handbook clearly details what is needed at each stage in the project lifecycle. An excellent book for planners, developer and communities, as the title suggests, but I would also highly recommend for other construction industry professionals who work in projects that may require EIA, to ensure that they understand the implications, and plan sufficient resources to ensure project success. -- Veronica Flint Williams, Environment Agency