Introduction To Environmental Impact Assessment (Natural and Built Environment Series)

469 Pages·2005·4.18 MB·English

by  John Glasson

Introduction to Environmental Impact
Assessment
Reviews of earlier editions
‘This book should join a limited number of publications that provide the essential first
stages on a rapid EIA learning curve… Well written and referenced and should provide
an invaluable introduction to EIA for a wide range of people including students,
practitioners, developers and decision makers.’ Environmental Assessment.
‘This book gives the student a good introduction to the history and evolution of
environmental impact assessment. It covers the existing legislation well and provides
interesting case studies and examples along the way to keep the reader interested… Many
local authorities when faced with their first EIA would welcome such a review.’ Built
Environment.
Introduction to environmental impact assessment: 3rd edition
A comprehensive, clearly structured and readable overview of the subject, Introduction to
Environmental Impact Assessment quickly established itself as the leading introduction to
EIA. The second edition developed many issues of growing importance in this fast-
moving subject area, and reinforced the success of the book. In this third edition, the
major updates include, in particular,

• experience of the implementation of the revised EC and UK EIA Directive
• best practice in the EIA process
• a new case-studies section which explores some key issues in the process
• comparative EIA system worldwide
• changing prospects for EIA
• the development of SEA legislation and practice.
The book has comprehensive appendices, with a wealth of important reference material,
including key websites. Written by three authors with extensive research, training and
practical experience of EIA, this book brings together the most up-to-date information
from many sources.
Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 3rd Edition not only provides a
complete introductory text but will also support further studies. Students on
undergraduate and postgraduate planning programmes will find it essential as a course
text, as will students of environmental management/policy, environmental sciences/
studies, geography and built environment. Planners, developers and decision-makers in
government and business will also welcome this new edition as a very effective means of
getting to grips with this important subject.
John Glasson is Professor of Environmental Planning, Research Director of the
Impacts Assessment Unit (IAU) and Co-Director of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable
Development (OISD) at Oxford Brookes University. He is also Visiting Professor at
Curtin University in Western Australia. Riki Therivel is Visiting Professor at Oxford
Brookes University, a Senior Research Associate in the IAU, and partner in Levett-
Therivel sustainability consultants. Andrew Chadwick is Senior Research Associate in
the IAU.
The Natural and Built Environment Series
Editor: Professor John Glasson, Oxford Brookes University
Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment: 2nd Edition
Peter Morris and Riki Therivel
Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment: 3rd Edition
John Glasson, Riki Therivel and Andrew Chadwick
Public Transport: 4th Edition
Peter White
Urban Planning and Real Estate Development: 2nd Edition
John Ratcliffe and Michael Stubbs
Landscape Planning and Environmental Impact Design: 2nd Edition
Tom Turner
Controlling Development
Philip Booth
Partnership Agencies in British Urban Policy
Nicholas Bailey, Alison Barker and Kelvin MacDonald
Planning, the Market and Private House-Building
Glen Bramley, Will Bartlett and Christine Lambert
B ritish Planning Policy in Transition
Mark Tewdwr-Jones
Development Control
Keith Thomas
Forthcoming:
Urban Regeneration: A critical perspective
Sue Brownill and Neil Mclnroy
Strategic Planning and Regional Development in the UK
Harry Dimitriou and Robin Thompson
Introduction to Environmental
Impact Assessment
Third Edition
John Glasson, Riki Therivel and Andrew Chadwick

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Dedicated to our families

Contents

Preface to the first edition x
Preface to the third edition xii
Acknowledgements xiv
Abbreviations xvi

1
PART 1 Principles and procedures

1 Introduction and principles 2
2 Origins and development 29
3 UK agency and legislative context 57

90
PART 2 Process

4 Starting up; early stages 91
5 Impact prediction, evaluation and mitigation 131
6 Participation, presentation and review 165

7 Monitoring and auditing: after the decision 195

219
PART 3 Practice

8 An overview of UK practice to date 220
9 Case studies of EIA in practice 252
10 Comparative practice 303
336
PART 4 Prospects

11 Improving the effectiveness of project assessment 337
12 Widening the scope: strategic environmental assessment 358

Appendices

1 The text of Council Directive 97/11/EC 385
2 Directive 2001/42/EC 401
3 The Lee and Colley review package 413
4 Environmental impact statement review package (IAU, Oxford Brookes 415

University)
5 Key EIA journals and websites 426
Author index 431
Subject index 439