Environmental Impact Assessment Planning And Pollution Measures In Australia

This book examines the crucial role of EIA in government decision-making in Europe, the Nordic countries, North America, Asia and the Pacific.

Provides a thorough analysis of the operation of the Environmental Impact Assessment System in Australia. Solidly grounded in theory, the book discusses fundamental questions such as, What is an EIA/ What is its role? How does it relate to other assessment procedures? Also examines how EIA is undertaken.

Sets out the current Australian requirements for environmental impact assessment; includes examples for each state; briefly notes the presence of Aborigines in various regions.

Annotated bibliography and information sources on environmental impact assessment of environmental projects and programmes - USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Europe, etc., Methodology and critiques of impact assessment.

This volume provides an up-to-date guide to the Australian environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures. It provides details of recent national agreements on EIA and looks at the need for a broader-based environmental assessment in future.