Handbook of Environmental Impact Assessment : Environmental Impact Asstssment : Process, Methods and Potential, Hardcover by Petts, Judith (EDT), ISBN 0632047720, ISBN-13 9780632047727, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKThe first in a two-volume critical reference providing an international perspective on the status of environmental impact assessment. Practitioners and consultants discuss key methodological issues and essential improvements in the context of sustainable development. The first part maps the process and its impact on decisions, positioning assessments relative to other tools, including economic valuation. The second part addresses the elements of the assessment process and air, water, ecological, social, risk, landscape, and visual assessment in terms of both good practice and methodological evolution. A final section considers cumulative impact assessment methods. The second volume examines implementation and practice in a number of global regions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()