The purpose of this book is to analyze, with actual examples,
different techniques that have been developed to tackle the complex
task of making an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of a
project. A project may influence the lives of many people, can
change the physical environment temporarily or forever, and creates
benefits or losses, not only for the people who promoted it, but
also for those not related whatsoever with the project. Thus, its
assessment is not only a commercial evaluation of gains and losses,
but it goes far beyond that, for it also has to appraise:
-how people's way of life will be affected;
-how significant the alteration produced in the social fabric
will be;
-what the result will be of using certain renewable and
non-renewable resources;
-how much the expected economic development will cost in terms
of loss of resources sustainability;
-how to measure what is not easily measurable: enjoying a
sunset, a stroll in a tropical forest, climbing a mountain, etc.;
and
-how to integrate the technical and environmental aspects of
projects with the desires, wishes and needs of the population. Even
though, in many cases, the different techniques can be used
standalone, this procedure appears to be unsatisfactory, because
none of them can give a complete answer to our problem. For that
reason this book explains each technique separately, but whenever
possible, and through examples, links them in order to obtain the
maximum benefit from each one.
This book is subtitled A Practical Guide, precisely because it
tries to guide the practitioner in this labyrinth of techniques, by
suggesting the best tools to use in each case, complementing this
withabundant Internet references that provide a fast way to get
more information about specific concepts, and facilitating the
examination of actual EIA in many different fields.
Audience: This book will help the practitioner, the student, and
the public in general on how best to understand and evaluate the
effects of new projects on our environment. Worksheets to prepare
an EIA are included.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2004 |
First published: |
2004 |
Authors: |
Nolberto Munier
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
311 |
Edition: |
2004 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-2089-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
The environment >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4020-2089-9 |
Barcode: |
9781402020896 |
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