Environmental Impact Assessment: Theory and Practice

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the most important tools employed in contemporary environmental management. EIA is now firmly on the agenda as a result of the introduction of legislation and growing concern about environmental issues and the impact of development on the environment. Presenting all the components of environment, this book provides students and practitioners with a rigorous grounding in EIA theory including air, water, land, noise, biological and socio economic aspects and screening and scoping, impact identification, prediction, monitoring, evaluation and public involvement. This book also provides the proponent with the procedure to obtain environmental clearance for developmental projects as per environment protection act.

Contents : 1. Environmental Policies. 2. Conceptual Facets of EIA. 3. EIA Study Planning and Management. 4. Baseline Data and Environmental Setting. 5. Impact Identification Methods. 6. Impacts on Air Environment. 7. Impacts on Water Environment. 8. Impacts on Soils and Land Environment. 9. Impacts on the Noise Environment. 10. Impacts on the Biological Environment. 11. Impacts on the Socioeconomic Environment. 12. Mitigation and Impact Management. 13. Technology in EIA. 14. EIA Practice in India. 15. Public Involvement in EIA.