Taking Stock Of Environmental Assessment

Author : Jane Holder,Donald McGillivray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135392505

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Taking Stock of Environmental Assessment by Jane Holder,Donald McGillivray Pdf

This edited collection analyzes the appropriate balance between conservation and development and the place for participation and popular protest in environmental assessment. Examining the relationship between law, environmental governance and the regulation of decision-making, this volume takes a reflective and contextual approach, using wide range of theories, to explore the key features of modern environmental assessment. This collection of work from experts in the area in the US and Europe provides a detailed treatment of key issues in environmental assessment, encouraging an appreciation of where environmental assessment has come from and how it could develop in the future. A 'stocktaking' exercise, this volume encompasses a broad range of concerns, timescales and legal and policy contexts. Individual chapters include discussions on: the development of EIA in the United States and Europe the interrelation of environmental assessment with other regulatory regimes (water protection, environmental justice initiatives, the European spatial strategy) the prospects for the digitalization of the environmental assessment process the development and use of environmental impact assessment by the European Commission, the UN/ECE and NGOs. Looking at the roots and current state of environmental assessment in the US and Europe and giving the reader a good sense of the political, scientific and technological settings in which environmental assessment has developed, this book critically examines the dilemmas the law has found itself in since the regulation of environmental assessment.

Author : Jane Holder,Donald McGillivray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135392512

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Taking Stock of Environmental Assessment by Jane Holder,Donald McGillivray Pdf

Examining the relationship between law, environmental governance and the regulation of decision-making, this volume, both reflective and contextual in approach, uses a wide range of theories to explore the key features of modern environmental assessment.

Author : Roland Clift,Angela Druckman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319205717

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Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology by Roland Clift,Angela Druckman Pdf

How can we design more sustainable industrial and urban systems that reduce environmental impacts while supporting a high quality of life for everyone? What progress has been made towards reducing resource use and waste, and what are the prospects for more resilient, material-efficient economies? What are the environmental and social impacts of global supply chains and how can they be measured and improved? Such questions are at the heart of the emerging discipline of industrial ecology, covered in Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology. Leading authors, researchers and practitioners review how far industrial ecology has developed and current issues and concerns, with illustrations of what the industrial ecology paradigm has achieved in public policy, corporate strategy and industrial practice. It provides an introduction for students coming to industrial ecology and for professionals who wish to understand what industrial ecology can offer, a reference for researchers and practitioners and a source of case studies for teachers.

Author : Barry Sadler,Jiri Dusik,Thomas Fischer,Maria Partidario,Rob Verheem,Ralf Aschemann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136539145

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Handbook of Strategic Environmental Assessment by Barry Sadler,Jiri Dusik,Thomas Fischer,Maria Partidario,Rob Verheem,Ralf Aschemann Pdf

This authoritative handbook surveys the full breadth and depth of SEA, bringing together a range of international perspectives and insights on the theoretical, methodological and institutional dimensions and practical issues of the field. It then subjects this conventional wisdom to a critical reappraisal, looks at the vast lessons of experience and offers new ideas and interpretations as to where the field is going. The volume is organized into six major sections, beginning with an introduction and overview of the development of the field and a framework for evaluating SEA good practice. Part I comprises a review of SEA frameworks in leading countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA), the European Union and developing regions (Africa, Asia, Latin America and Newly Independent States). Part II reviews SEA practice in several major sectors (energy, minerals, transport, water, development assistance and coastal zone management). Part III addresses the linkages between SEA and other comparable tools such as spatial planning and environmental management. Part IV probes key cross-cutting issues in SEA, including how to address cumulative and trans-boundary effects. Part V identifies ways and means of SEA process and capacity development, focusing on how to improve and upgrade the theory and practice of the field. Part VI examines the shift from conventional SEA towards more integrative approaches, drawing on experience and examples from a number of countries. Published with IAIA

Author : Anna Lawrence
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-18
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781139487245

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Taking Stock of Nature by Anna Lawrence Pdf

In a world of increasing demands for biodiversity information, participatory biodiversity assessment and monitoring is becoming more significant. Whilst other books have focused on methods, or links to conservation or development, this book is written particularly for policy makers and planners. Introductory chapters analyze the challenges of the approach, the global legislation context, and the significance of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. Specially commissioned case studies provide evidence from 17 countries, by 50 authors with expertise in both biological and social sciences. Ranging from community conservation projects in developing countries to amateur birdwatching in the UK, they describe the context, objectives, stakeholders and processes, and reflect on the success of outcomes. Rather than advocating any particular approach, the book takes a constructively critical look at the motives, experiences and outcomes of such approaches, with cross-cutting lessons to inform planning and interpretation of future participatory projects and their contribution to policy objectives.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Medical
ISBN : PURD:32754063149763

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Taking Stock of Environmental Problems by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Hazardous wastes
ISBN : UOM:39015038617976

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Taking Stock by Anonim Pdf

Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788138089

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Taking Stock by DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

The U.S. Energy Dept. is storing at least 820 million kg of nuclear & non-nuclear materials in inventory at 44 sites in 19 states: spent nuclear fuel, plutonium, natural & enriched uranium, depleted uranium, lithium, sodium, lead, chemicals, weapons components, scrap metal & material. Three materials make up an estimated 95% of the total: depleted uranium, scrap metal, & lithium. Left unattended, much of this material could present environmental, health, or safety risks. Maintaining these materials in a safe condition costs millions of dollars/year.

Author : United States. Department of Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Hazardous wastes
ISBN : UCLA:L0075012492

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Taking Stock by United States. Department of Energy Pdf

Author : Chris Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317878421

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Environmental Impact Assessment by Chris Wood Pdf

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become a vital management tool worldwide. EIA is a means of evaluating the likely consequences of a proposed major action which will significantly affect the environment, before that action is taken.This new edition of Wood's key text provides an authoritative, international review of environmental impact assessment, comparing systems used in the UK, USA, the Netherlands, Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand and South Africa.

Author : Marie Bonnin,Council of Europe. Committee of Experts for the Development of the Pan-European Ecological Network
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9287161194

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The Pan-European Ecological Network--taking Stock by Marie Bonnin,Council of Europe. Committee of Experts for the Development of the Pan-European Ecological Network Pdf

The pace of biodiversity decline is quickening worldwide. Habitat break-up, pollution, over-use of natural areas and the creation of artificial landscapes increase the rate of erosion, while reducing species' opportunity for migration, dispersion and exchange. In 1995, when the European Ministers of the Environment met in Sofia, they launched the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy, so as to strengthen environment and biodiversity conservation policies. The setting up of the Pan-European Ecological Network covering Eurasia was one of the key steps taken under the Strategy. Work has continued on this project, and it is now based on the numerous national, regional and transregional ecological networks being set up throughout Europe.In Kiev, in 2003, the Ministers and heads of delegation noted these positive developments, expressed firm support for the creation of the Pan-European Ecological Network and asked for its constituent parts to be identified and mapped on a pan-European scale.This book looks at the implementation of this Network in the 55 states concerned. It has been written by a team comprising, under the aegis of the Council of Europe, numerous government experts and specialists dealing with the issue of ecological networks. It is intended to reassure Ministers, policy-makers and scientists that they made the right decision in supporting the creation of the Pan-European Ecological Network with a view to (re-)creating a true green infrastructure for Europe.

Author : Jan Bakkes,Marion Cheatle,Nora Mžavanadze,László Pintér,Ronald G. Witt
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789633864326

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Keeping the World’s Environment under Review by Jan Bakkes,Marion Cheatle,Nora Mžavanadze,László Pintér,Ronald G. Witt Pdf

How do we take stock of the state and direction of the world’s environment, and what can we learn from the experience? Among the myriad detailed narratives about the condition of the planet, the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) reports—issued by the United Nations Environment Programme—stand out as the most ambitious. For nearly three decades the GEO project has not only delivered iconic global assessment reports, but through its multitude of contributors has inspired hundreds of similar processes worldwide from the regional to the local level. This book provides an inside account of the evolution of the GEO project from its earliest days. Building on meticulous research, including interviews with former heads of the United Nations Environment Programme, diplomats, leading contributing scientists, and senior leaders of collaborating organizations, the story is told from the perspective of five GEO veterans who all played a pivotal role in shaping the periodic assessments. The GEO’s history provides striking insights and will save valuable time to those who commission, design and conduct, as well as critique and improve, assessments of environmental development in the next decade.

Author : Olivia Woolley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107060456

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Ecological Governance by Olivia Woolley Pdf

A comprehensive legal analysis of how governance of human activities in developed states should be restructured to improve ecological protection.

Author : Peter Morris,Riki Therivel
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0774805269

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Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment by Peter Morris,Riki Therivel Pdf

Written by practising specialists who teach a highly regarded MSc course in environmental assessment and management, and by experts from a major environmental consultancy, Methods of environmental impact assessment is invaluable for: people who organize, review, and make decisions about EIA; environmental planners and managers; students taking first degrees in planning, ecology, geography, environmental studies and related subjects with an EIA content; and postgraduate students taking courses in EIA or environmental management.

Author : Simon Marsden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781136556449

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Strategic Environmental Assessment in International and European Law by Simon Marsden Pdf

Makes an important contribution to the literature on SEA by drawing on and integrating international and European jurisprudence and scholarship as well as the policy science literature on SEA and environmental assessment. The result is a rich analysis that provides environmental assessment professionals with an overview of the legal context in which assessments are carried out while also providing lawyers with valuable insights into the operation of SEA in policy formulation both within and beyond the state. Dr Neil Craik author of The International Law of Environmental Impact Assessment It.