Directory Of Environmental Assessment Practices In Canada

This directory provides a listing of the various legal and policy instruments and guidelines in Canada, which together provide an indication of the current state of Canadian EA practice. It identifies the EA legislation and regulations in various jurisdictions; the EA policy statements and directives of government departments and organizations; and the EA guidelines developed by various sectors. The references provided herein are cross-referenced between sections, as appropriate. As well, documents that are available in both English and French are indicated within the same citation. When available in both languages, the translation is provided as second title. Appendix 1 provides contacts where the listed EA documents can be requested. The list provides key federal, provincial, territorial and municipal departments, as well as Crown Corporations, Institutions, Associations and private sector firms.

Follow up to the 1977 publication by Plewes and Whitney. Invited papers were given at a two-day follow-up workshop in October 1983. This volume covers the first day of the workshop and emphasizes current practice in environmental impact assessment.

Study to identify current and potential funding sources for environmentalimpact assessment and social impact assessment research in Canada. The studywas limited to potential funding sources for non project-specific EIA and SIAresearch. A telephone survey was conducted of 72 Canadian organizationscomprising federal and provincial government agencies, industries, publicinterest groups, and academic institutions. A detailed methodology is included, as well as the telephone questionnaire.

This work has been designed as a primary teaching text in environmental impact assessment (EIA). It focuses on procedural training, with an emphasis on good principles and practice and provides a number of case studies from all over the globe.

This important Handbook is an essential guide to the state-of-the-art concepts, debates and innovative practices in the field of cumulative impact assessment. It helps to strengthen the foundations of this challenging field, identify key issues demanding solutions and summarize recent trends in forward progress, particularly through the use of illustrative case examples.