Environmental Assessment: Edition 2
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Unmatched in usefulness, Environmental Assessment provides practical procedures, guidelines, case studies, and context that make the art and science of impact evaluation simpler. Reach for the this to:
* Help with every aspect of analyzing the environmental impact of a project
* Complete coverage of current assessment approaches, practices, procedures, documentation, regulations, and issues
* Step-by-step directions for preparing assessments and statements
* Valuable expert advice on international perspectives, public participation, environmental justice, and evaluating social and economic impacts
* Recent examples, case studies, and findings in law
With timely coverage of trends in policy and rule-making, and current topics such as international impacts, global warming, and biodiversity, Environmental Assessment helps you stay on the leading edge.
THE ONE ESSENTIAL FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT COMPLIANCE
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L.V. URBAN is Director of the Water Resources Center and Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University. He consults to industry on water resources, environmental impact analysis, and environmental engineering. He is also an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a registered professional engineer in Texas.
GARY S. STACEY was formerly a senior economist at the Battelle-Europe Centres de Recherche in Geneva, Switzerland, and has more than 30 years' experience in economic impact assessment. He has helped develop strategies for many U.S. government agencies, including the EPA and the Department of Energy. Dr. Stacey is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books and scores of professional articles and client reports in these fields.
HAROLD BALBACH is a senior biologist at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Champaign, IL. He is a Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers, and serves on their Board of Directors in addition to representing the Military Installations Land Management Division on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Agronomy. He has co-authored or edited six books, scores of agency reports, and numerous NEPA documents.
M. DIANA WEBB is Group Leader of the Ecology Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, operated by the University of California. Ms. Webb has over 30 years' experience in environmental compliance issues with the Laboratory, Department of Energy, Bureau of Land Management, Army Corps of Engineers, and private consulting firms. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Secretarial NEPA Quality Award.
