{"product_id":"9789789483549","title":"Principles and Application of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)","description":"The book is written to promote strong and effective environmental impact assessment (EIA) implementation globally, creating awareness on the use of EIA as a tool for decision making on project execution and development actions.\u003cbr\u003eThe book covers substantive and contemporary issues involved in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), highlighting key concepts, methodologies, practical approaches to effective EIA for development projects\/actions in line with regulatory requirements and global best practices\u003cbr\u003eThe intent of the book is to provide the missing link on the use of EIA as tool for environmental management thereby raising the awareness on actions to preventing environmental pollution and degradation, global warming and other contemporary environmental issues\u003cbr\u003eIt is written to provide basic guidance that simplifies the methodologies of environmental assessment including the use of GIS technology presenting the value of EIA as policy and management tool for both planning and decision making \u003cbr\u003eThe book provides the template for quality EIA development and application for environment-lovers across the globe thereby promoting the achievement of the principles of sustainable development.\u003cbr\u003eThe book will prove to be a useful reference on environmental management to students of environmental studies, teachers, researchers and practitioners as it offers basic theoretical knowledge and practical applications needed to promoting projects' sound environmental management. \u003cbr\u003eThe book is divided into Eight Chapters.\u003cbr\u003eChapter one provides background information on EIA including global historical background on the evolution of EIA studies and environmental disasters to buttress the connection between Environmental studies, safety and environmental pollution\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two - gives information on the purpose scope and objectives of EIA. \u003cbr\u003eChapter Three - provides the EIA process in a stepwise manner.\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four - Gives detailed description on methodologies for field data gathering, laboratory analysis and data interpretation.\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five- Provides standard and appropriate methodologies for identification, assessment and prediction of project impacts.\u003cbr\u003eChapter Six - Provides basic guidance on the cost-effective measures which are useful in ameliorating environmental and socio-economic impacts of project activities.\u003cbr\u003eChapter Seven - Presents Environmental Management Plan (EMP) as a necessary component of the EIA and its importance for monitoring the effectiveness of mitigation measures.\u003cbr\u003eChapter Eight presents stakeholders' engagement as a delicate aspect of the EIA process which might ultimately define the quality of the study and project acceptability.","brand":"Benard A Omoyeni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47065097437424,"sku":"9789789483549","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789789483549_p0.jpg?v=1763689390","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789789483549","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}