Table of Contents

Part I: EIA As a Decision Tool:.

Introduction.

EIA and Sustainable Development.

EIA Versus other Environmental Management Tools.

Strategic Environmental Assessment - Principles and Potential.

Criteria and Standards for Assessing Significant Impact.

EIA, CBA and the Valuation of Environmental Impacts.

EIA Impact on Decisions.

Public Participation and EIA.

EIA and Information Technologies.

Part II: EIA Process and Methods:.

Screening, Scoping and Site-Selection.

EIA Monitoring and Auditing.

Air Quality Assessment.

Water Impact Assessment.

Social Impact Assessment.

Ecological Assessment.

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment.

Risk Assessment.

Cumulative Effects Assessment.

Methods of Strategic Environmental Assessment

About the Author

Judith Irene Petts CBE is the Vice-Chancellor of Plymouth University. She graduated from the University of Exeter and Loughborough University.