Planning and environmental impact assessment in practice / edited by Joe Weston

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a fast-growing field of land-use planning affecting many disciplines. At present, UK Government legislation requires EIA for certain types of development. Subject to a further new European directive, an EIA will be required for all policies, plans and programmes.

Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment in Practice provides a practical introduction to the subject and relates the theory to the practice through extensive use of case studies. Edited by Joe Weston, the book draws on contributions from a number of practising experts in the field and covers topics such as: assessing the need for ELAs; the environmental team; scoping and public participation; internal and external consultation; local lobbying; local authority review and decision-making; public enquiries; monitoring the impacts; pollution control; and the lessons to be learned.

Key features:

discusses the introduction and development of EIA in the UK planning system

examines the lessons to be learned from current EIA application includes case studies which are wide ranging in perspective and topic

includes material from environmental consultants, local authority

planning offices, local resident and community interest groups,

special interest groups and researchers in EIA

discusses the movement towards the establishment of a best practice

approach

Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment in Practice provides a practical introduction to ELA for final year undergraduate and postgraduate MSc courses in planning, geography, civil engineering. building and estate management, and development.