Environmental impact assessment methodologies / Y. Anjaneyulu, Valli Manickam
Edition
Second edition
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Hyderabad, India : BS Publications ; Leiden, Netherlands : Distributed outside India, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by CRC Press/Balkema, Taylor & Francis Group, [2011]
Contents note continued: 1.C.3.Importance Weighting of Decision Factors -- References -- Questions -- ch. 2 EIA Methodologies -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Criteria for the Selection of EIA Methodology -- 2.3.EIA Methods -- 2.4.Predictive Models for Impact Assessment -- References -- Questions -- ch. 3 Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on Soil and Ground Water Environment -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Soils and Ground water -- 3.3.Methodology for the Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on Soil and Groundwater -- References -- Questions -- ch. 4 Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on Surface Water Environment -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Project Which Create Impact Concerns for the Surface-water Environment -- 4.3.Systematic Methods for Evaluation of Impacts of Various Developmental Activities on Surface Water Environment -- References -- Questions -- ch. 5 Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on Biological Environment -- 5.0.Introduction --
Contents note continued: 10.4.Airborne Light Detection and Ranging System (LIDAR) -- 10.5.Thermal Imagery -- 10.6.Radar -- 10.7.Satellite Orbits -- 10.8.Application of Environmental Remote Sensing for EIA -- 10.8.1.Linear Projects -- 10.8.2.Coastal Zone Studies -- 10.8.3.Estuaries -- 10.8.4.Land Use and Land Cover S1tudies -- 10.8.5.Sources of Remote Sensing Applications -- 10.9.Application of GIS for EIA -- 10.9.1.What is a GIS? -- 10.9.2.GIS Concepts and Techniques -- 10.10.GIS for Environmental Impact Assessment -- 10.10.1.Possible Approaches -- 10.10.2.Resource Implications -- 10.10.3.GIS in Screening, Scoping and Baseline Studies -- 10.11.Databases for GIS -- 10.12.Major Applications of GIS -- References -- Questions -- ch. 11 EIA Case Studies -- 11.1.Introduction -- 11.2.Environmental Impact of Industrial Development -- 11.2.1.Physical Resources -- 11.2.2.Ecological Resources -- 11.2.3.Human use values -- 11.2.4.Quality-of-life values -- 11.2.5.Project Siting --
Contents note continued: 11.3.Factors to be considered in Making Assessment Decisions -- 11.4.Guidelines for Preparations of TORS for Life of Industrial Development Projects for Initial Environmental Examination -- 11.5.Management Requirements for the Preparation of EIA for industrial projects -- 11.6.Preparation of EIA of Land Clearing Projects -- 11.7.Assessment of Impacts of Traffic and Transportation -- 11.8.Physiography and Drainage -- 11.9.Geology and Structure -- 11.10.Climate -- 11.11.Soil Series -- 11.12.Land use/ Land cover -- 11.13.Preparation of the Secondary Overlays -- 11.13.1.Slope -- 11.14.Generation of Final Overlays for Decision Making -- 11.14.1.Hydrogeomorphology and Groundwater -- 11.14.2.Land-Irrigability -- 11.14.3.Composite Erosion Intensity Units/Composite Land Development Sites -- 11.14.4.Land Capability -- 11.14.5.Sediment Yield Index -- 11.15.Treatment Plans -- 11.15.1.Development Plan for the command Area
Contents note continued: 5.1.General Methodology for the Assessment of Impacts on Biological Environment -- 5.2.Systematic Approach for Evaluating Biological Impacts -- 5.3.Typical Examples for Carrying out EIA -- 5.4.Typical Example Assessment of Impacts of Road Development on Flora and Fauna -- References -- Questions -- ch. 6 Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on the Air Environment -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.A Generalized Approach for Assessment of Air Pollution Impact -- References -- Questions -- ch. 7 Prediction and Assessment of Impacts of Noise on the Environment -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Basic Information of Noise -- 7.3.Noise Measurement -- 7.4.Effects of Noise of People -- 7.5.Systematic Methodology for Assessing Environmental Impacts of Noise -- References -- Questions -- ch. 8 Prediction and Assessment of Impacts of Socio-Economic and Human Health Impacts -- 8.A.Prediction and Assessment of Impacts on the Socio-Economic Environment -- 8.A.1.Introduction --
Contents note continued: 8.A.2.Social Assessment -- 8.A.3.Conceptual Frame Work for Socio Economic Assessment -- 8.B.Prediction and Assessment of Impacts of Project Activities on Human Health -- 8.B.1.Tasks of Health Impact Assessment -- 8.B.2.Methodology -- 8.C.Assessment if Impacts of Project Activities on Traffic and Transportation Systems -- References -- Questions -- ch. 9 Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and Risk Management in EIA -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) -- 9.3.Risk Assessment and Treatment of Uncertainty -- 9.4.Key Steps in Performing an Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) -- 9.5.Advantages and Limitations of Environmental Risk Assessment -- References -- Questions -- ch. 10 Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for EIA -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Concepts of Environmental Remote Sensing -- 10.3.Basic Principles of Remote Sensing -- 10.3.1.Electromagnetic Energy -- 10.3.2.Photography and Optical Data --
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Fundamental Approach to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) -- 1.A.Basic Concept of EIA -- 1.A.1.Introduction -- 1.A.2.EIA Procedure -- 1.B.Systematic Approach for Using EIA as a Planning Tool for Major Project Activities -- 1.B.1.Introduction -- 1.B.2.Preparation of Environmental Base Map -- 1.B.3.Identification of Study Area -- 1.B.4.Classification of Environmental Parameters -- 1.B.5.Formation of EIA Study Team -- 1.B.6.Preparation of Terms of Reference -- 1.B.7.Preparation of an EIA Report -- 1.B.8.Environmental Monitoring and management Plan -- 1.B.9.Draft and Final Envionmental Impact Statements -- 1.B.10.Impact Analysis -- 1.B.11.Format and Content of a Draft Environmental Impact Statements (DEIS) -- 1.B.12.DEIS Processing -- 1.B.13.Final Environmental Impact Statements (FEIS) -- 1.C.Comparative Evaluation Alternatives from EIA Studies -- 1.C.1.Selecting a Preferred Alternative -- 1.C.2.Conceptual Basis for Trade-Off Analysis --
