Environmental Impact Assessments

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Basic EIA Principles. 3. Baseline data generation for environmental impact assessment. 4. Terms of reference for (ToR) EIA. 5. Impact assessment of dam – A Case Study. 6. EIA Analysis : A Case Study. 7. Impact Mitigation Measures. 8. EIA of GM Plants. 9. Eia of Major Dams a Review. 10. Environmental impact assessment of mining projects. References. Index.

This book provides examples of EIA case studies and a host of useful suggestions throughout, while skillfully interweaving the basic requirements with an understanding of the principles underlying environmental impact assessment. The book describes a full length EIA of big water reservoirs along with calculations of impact factor. It can be of use to all the undergraduate and post graduate students of Environmental sciences and management, environmentalists, decision makers and also to NGOs working in the field.