Environmental Impact Assessment: A Guide to Best Professional Practices, (Paperback)

Written to help decision makers form assessments on the environmental impacts a project would produce, this book provides an in depth, yet concise description of the ecological, socioeconomic, and other parts of the natural environment that may be affected. It integrates five distinct, yet interrelated themes into a single comprehensive framework for practitioners. The author supplies a balanced skill set of concepts, principles, and practices and includes directions for developing a comprehensive Environmental Management System that can be used to monitor and implement final decisions based on such analyses.