Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (Elgar Advanced Introductions series) - Softcover

Morrison-Saunders, Angus

 
9781785369711: Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment (Elgar Advanced Introductions series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1785369717 ISBN 13: 9781785369711
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018

Synopsis

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

The Advanced Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment explores the unifying and universal principles at the heart of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) wherever it may be practiced worldwide. This overview of the field by Angus Morrison-Saunders emphasizes the big ideas upon which EIA was founded and which remain central to theory and practice today. In a nutshell, EIA is essentially about thinking before acting.

Key Features include:•

  • A reminder of the fundamental ideas promoted by the pioneers and early writers about EIA•
  • Consideration of environment and development and how the two come together in EIA•
  • A short and concise overview of international best practice EIA principles as they apply today•
  • Reflections on the increasing need to adopt a holistic, sustainability-oriented approach to EIA.

This book is relevant to all stakeholders involved in EIA including practitioners, researchers, and teachers. It will also appeal to university students studying engineering, environmental science, geography, sustainability, and policy studies.

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About the Author

Angus Morrison-Saunders, Professor of Environmental Management, Centre for People, Place & Planet, and School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Extraordinary Professor, Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North West University, South Africa, and Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, UK

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Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1785369717
ISBN 13 
9781785369711
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192

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