| Description |
1 online resource (297 pages) |
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Cover; ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: A Handbook for Practitioners; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to EIA and Health Assessment; 1.1 GENERAL BACKGROUND; 1.2 THE VALUE OF HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT WITHIN THE EIA SYSTEM; 1.3 EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; 1.4 THE RATIONALE FOR EIA (DEFINITIONS AND OBJECTIVES); 1.5 THE ADVANTAGES OF USING EIA; 1.6 THE POSSIBLE DISADVANTAGES OF EIA; 1.7 THE SCOPE OF EIA; 1.8 SELECTION OF PROJECTS FOR EIA; 1.9 RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF EIAs; 1.10 REVIEW OF EIAs |
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1.11 PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION IN EIA1.12 FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF EIA; 1.13 SUMMARY; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 2 The Nature of Environmental Impact Assessment; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 THE POLITICAL DIMENSION OF IMPACTS; 2.3 IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS; 2.4 THE EIA PROCESS IN RELATION TO THE PROJECT PLANNING CYCLE; 2.5 EIA METHODS AND TECHNIQUES; 2.6 EIA AND POLLUTION CONTROL; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 3 Toxicology, Ecotoxicology, Environmental Epidemiology and Human Health; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 TOXICOLOGY AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE |
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3.3 APPLICATION OF TOXICOLOGY TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS3.4 PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; 3.5 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 4 Risk Assessment and Management; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE USE OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; 4.3 BASIC CONCEPT OF RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT; 4.4 SOME GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; 4.5 RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; 4.6 RISK ASSESSMENT IN EIA; 4.7 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN RISK ASSESSMENT; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Chapter 5 Environmental and Public Health Impact Assessment5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 DEFINITIONS; 5.3 LIMITS AND CONSTRAINTS ON THE EHIA PROCESS; 5.4 METHODS FOR EHIA; 5.5 METHODS FOR EHIA OF WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; 5.6 METHODS FOR PREDICTING HEALTH EFFECTS; 5.7 MITIGATING MEASURES; 5.8 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 6 Data Bases and Information Sources; 6.1 INTRODUCTION: ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH DATA; 6.2 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS; 6.3 GUIDANCE MANUALS; REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter 7 Research Needs: Future Development |
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7.1 why and how to strengthen human health considerations in environmental impact assessment7.2 where eia stands in the scope of environmental health activities; 7.3 why the need to strengthen health considerations in eia; 7.4 how to strengthen health considerations in eia; 7.5 human exposure assessment, exposure pathways, risk groups; 7.6 dose-response relationship or risk assessment for chemical or physical factors; 7.7 evaluation of environmental health impact assessment and mitigation measures; 7.8 world health organization activities in environmental impact assessment |
| Summary |
This handbook for practitioners in environmental and public health, environmental management, toxicology and ecotoxicology has been prepared by an international group of experts from both developing and developed countries and covers a wide range of topics in both environmental impact assessment and environmental health impact assessment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
7.9 the role of auditing and monitoring in eia |
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Print version record |
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Industrial development projects -- Environmental aspects
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Industrial development projects -- Health aspects
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Rural development projects -- Environmental aspects
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Rural development projects -- Health aspects
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Industrial development projects -- Environmental aspects
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Rural development projects -- Health aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Turnbull, Robert G. H.
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World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.
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University of Aberdeen. Center for Environmental Management and Planning
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| ISBN |
9781136616860 |
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1136616861 |
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