Environmental Impact Assessment Handbook, 2nd Edition

This established handbook offers a comprehensive practical guide to the requirements of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in accordance with the latest UK regulations. Explaining the EIA process and legal procedures in a clear and straightforward way, the authors employ their extensive practical experience to cover each of the steps and associated studies needed to undertake an EIA and to produce a successful Environmental Statement.Following the success of the first edition, this second edition is fully updated in line with the Planning Bill enacted in November 2008 and expanded to include a new chapter on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Procedures
Chapter 3 : Environmental Topics
Chapter 4 : Development Types
Chapter 5 : Environmental Management
Chapter 6 : Strategic Environmental Assessment

Appendix 1 : Further Guidance : Key Consultees and Sources of Information
Appendix 2 : Projects to which the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 Apply: Schedule 2 Projects
Appendix 2 : Projects to which the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 Apply: Schedule 2 Projects
Appendix 3 : Schedule 3 : Selection Criteria for Screening Schedule 2 Development (Annex III of the EU Directive 97/11/EC)
Appendix 4 : Schedule 4 : Requirements of the Regulations as to the Content of Environmental Statements
Appendix 5 : Review Criteria
Appendix 6 : Bibliography
Appendix 7 : Organisations
Appendix 8 : Training Courses
Index