Environmental Impact Assessment in the United States

Sanford, Robert M./ Holtgrieve, Donald G.

Routledge（2022/12発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 322 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780367467326
• DDC分類 333.714

Full Description

Environmental impact assessment is now firmly established as an important and often mandatory part of proposing any development project. Environmental Impact Assessment in the United States provides foundational knowledge of environmental review in the United States as carried out at federal, state, and local levels, with detailed information about the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its applications, and other relevant federal and state legislation. This book will aid planners, architects, engineers, project managers, or consultants who work with environmental impact statements to assess the effects of a proposed activity on the environment and who develop and assess measures to avoid or minimize those impacts. It will serve as a desk reference for professional environmental planners as well as a core textbook for students who intend to work in the fields of environmental policy, civil engineering, environmental law, resources management, or other areas of environmental management.

Contents

1. Introduction 2. The EIA process 3. Screening, scoping, and related processes 4. Assessing environmental impacts 5. Geology, topography and earth resources 6. Hydrology, water quality and water supply 7. Biological: Species and habitats 8. Air quality and climate change 9. Archaeology and historic preservation 10. Energy 11. Noise impact analysis 12. Aesthetics and visual impact analysis 13. Social impacts and environmental justice 14. Infrastructure and Community Services 15. Traffic and transport systems 16. Writing the report 17. Making and implementing the decision Appendices Appendix 1. NEPA Implementing Regulations Desk Reference (CEQ, 2022) Appendix 2. Advice to the professional: A "letter from the trenches"