Introduction to environmental impact assessment/ Glasson, John

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the fourth edition; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Part 1: Principles and procedures; 1. Introduction and principles; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The nature of EIA; 1.3 The purposes of EIA; 1.4 Projects, environment and impacts; 1.5 Changing perspectives on EIA; 1.6 Current issues in EIA; 1.7 An outline of subsequent parts and chapters; Some questions; Notes; References; 2. Origins and development; 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 The National Environmental Policy Act and subsequent US systems2.3 The worldwide spread of EIA; 2.4 Development in the UK; 2.5 EC Directive 85/337; 2.6 EC Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 97/11/EC; 2.7 An overview of EIA systems in the EU: divergent practice in a converging system?; 2.8 Continuing issues, review and refinement of the EIA Directive in EU-27; 2.9 Summary; Some questions; Notes; References; 3. UK agency and legislative context; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The principal actors; 3.3 EIA regulations: an overview; 3.4 The Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2011. 3.5 Other EIA regulations3.6 Summary and conclusions on changing legislation; Some questions; Notes; References; Part 2: Process; 4. Starting up: early stages; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Managing the EIA process; 4.3 Project screening: is an EIA needed?; 4.4 Scoping: which impacts and issues to consider?; 4.5 The consideration of alternatives; 4.6 Understanding the project/development action; 4.7 Establishing the environmental baseline; 4.8 Impact identification; 4.9 Summary; Some questions; Notes; References; 5. Impact prediction, evaluation, mitigation and enhancement; 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Prediction5.3 Evaluation; 5.4 Mitigation and enhancement; 5.5 Summary; Some questions; References; 6. Participation, presentation and review; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Public consultation and participation; 6.3 Consultation with statutory consultees and other countries; 6.4 EIA presentation; 6.5 Review of EISs; 6.6 Decisions on projects; 6.7 Summary; Some questions; Notes; References; 7. Monitoring and auditing: after the decision; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The importance of monitoring and auditing in the EIA process; 7.3 Monitoring in practice; 7.4 Auditing in practice. 7.5 A UK case study: monitoring and auditing the local socio-economic impacts of the Sizewell B PWR construction project7.6 A UK case study: monitoring the local impacts of the London 2012 Olympics project; 7.7 Summary; Some questions; Note; References; Part 3: Practice; 8. An overview of UK practice to date; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Number and type of EISs and projects; 8.3 The pre-submission EIA process; 8.4 EIS quality; 8.5 The post-submission EIA process; 8.6 Legal challenges; 8.7 Costs and benefits of EIA; 8.8 Summary; Some questions; Notes; References; 9. Case studies of EIA in practice; 9.1 Introduction.