At over hundred bucks, this book is not for everybody.But it is the bestall-in-one resource for conducting environmental impact assessments.Thebook is crammed full with tables and diagrams on everything from examplesof project-effects interaction matrices to "A Comparison of FourHabitat Evaluation Methods."Besides introductory and generalhow-to-do-an-EIA material, chapters cover air, surface water,soil/groundwater, noise, biological envt., cultural envt., socioeconomicenvt, visual impacts, and public participation.The writing has ano-nonsense engineering flavor.Not for casual reading, but as aresource/reference for students and professionals this is a high qualitybut overpriced book.Product Description
The Canter text appeals mainly to Civil Engineering students taking course work in environmental assessment practice or impact assessment, usually taught at the junior/senior level as a popular elective. Some chemical and environmental engineers take the course as well. The author has specifically beefed up and improved the chapters on biological, cultural, and socioeconomic environmental factors. The book continues to emphasize both production and assessment aspects of environmental factors, i.e., air, water, and noise, together with some interesting case studies. The latest governmental methodologies and Environmental Impact Studies have been included in this timely revision.
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