Introduction to environmental impact assessment /
John Glasson, Riki Therivel and Andrew Chadwick.
- 4th edition
- London New York : Routledge, c2012.
- xviii, 392 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- The Natural and Built environment series .
- The natural and built environment series .
Contents
Preface to the first edition Preface to the fourth edition Acknowledgements Abbreviations and acronytns
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PART 1 Principles and procedures
1 Introduction and principles 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2The nature of EIA 3 1.3 The purposes of EIA 7 1.4 Projects, environment and impacts 12 1.5 Changing perspectives on EIA 19 1.6 Current issues in EIA 23 1.7 An outline of subsequent parts and chapters 25 Some questions27 Notes 27
References 28
2 Origins and development
2.1 Introduction 31 2.2 The National Environmental Policy Act and subsequent US systems 31 2.3 The worldwide spread of EIA 40 2.4 Development in the UK 42 2.5 EC Directive 85/337 43 2.6 EC Directive 85/337, as amended by Directive 97/ll/E C 47 2.7 An overview of EIA systems in the EU: divergent practice in a converging system? 48 2.8 Continuing issues, review and refinement of the EIA Directive in EU-27 51 2.9 Summary 53 Some questions 54 Notes 54 References 54
UK agency and legislative context 57 Introduction57 The principal actors 57 EIA regulations: an overview 61 The Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2011 64 3.5 Other EIA regulations 72 3.6 Summary and conclusions on changing legislation 76 Some questions 77 Notes 78 References 78 UK 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
PART 2 Process 81 Starting up: early stages 83 4.1 Introduction 83 4.2 Managing the EIA process 83 4.3 Project screening: is an EIA needed? 86 4.4 Scoping: which impacts and issues to consider? 88 4.5 The consideration of alternatives 90 4.6 Understanding the project/development action 95 4.7 Establishing the environmental baseline 100 4.8 Impact identification 101 4.9 Summary 110 Some questions 111 Notes 111 References 111
6 Participation, presentation and review 144 6.1 Introduction 144 6.2 Public consultation and participation 145 6.3 Consultation with statutory’ consultees and other countries 152 6.4 EIA presentation 153 6.5 Review of EISs 157 6.6 Decisions on projects 159 6.7 Summary 163 Some questions 164 Notes 164 References 165
7 Monitoring and auditing: after the decision 167 7.1 Introduction 167 7.2 The importance o f monitoring and auditing in the EIA process 168 7.3 Monitoring in practice 169 7.4 Auditing in practice 173 7.5 A UK case study: monitoring and auditing the local socio-economic impacts o f the Sizewell B PWR construction project 176 7.6 A UK case study: monitoring the local impacts of the London 2012 Olympics project 183 7.7 Summary 185 Some questions 187 Note 188 References 188
PART 3
Practice191
8 An overview of UK practice to date193 8.1 Introduction 193 8.2 Number and type o f EISs and projects 194 8.3 The pre-submission EIA process 198 8.4 EIS quality 202 8.5 The post-submission EIA process 204 8.6 Legal challenges 208 8.7 Costs and benefits o f EIA 217 8.8 Summary 219 some questions 220 Notes 220 References 221
9 Case studies of HI A in practice 224 9.1 Introduction 224 9.2 Wilton power station case study: project definition in EIA 225 9.3 N21 link road, Republic o f Ireland: EIA and European protected habitats 230 9.4 Portsmouth incinerator: public participation in EIA 236 9.5 Humber Estuary development: cumulative effects assessment 241 9.6 Stansted airport second runway: health impact assessment 245 9.7 Cairngorm mountain railway: mitigation in EIA 252 9.8 SEA o f UK offshore wind energy development 255 9.9 SEA o f Tyne and Wear local transport plan 261 9.10 Summary 268 Some questions 269 References 269
10 Com parative practice 271 10.1 Introduction 271 10.2 EIA stahis worldwide 272 10.3 Benin 276 10.4 Peru 278 10.5 China 279 10.6 Poland 282 10.7 Canada 283 10.8 Australia and Western Australia 285 10.9 International bodies 289 10.10 Summary 291 Some questions 291 References 292
11.4 SEA in the UK 306 11.5 Summary 313 Some questions 313 Note 313 References 313
12 Im proving the effectiveness of project assessment 315 12.1 Introduction 315 12.2 Perspectives on change 315 12.3 Possible changes in the EIA process: overviews of the future agenda 317 12.4 Possible changes in the EIA process: more specific examples 319 12.5 Extending EIA to project implementation: environmental management systems, audits and plans 335 12.6 Summary 339 Some questions 340 Notes 341 References 341
Appendices 1 Full text of EC EIA Directive 345 2Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2011 - Schedule 2 359 3 Full text of EC's SEA Directive 366 4 The Lee and Colley review package 374 5 Environmental impact statement review package (IAU, Oxford Brookes University) 375 6 Selected EIA journals and websites 384 Index 387