As well as much-needed electricity, dams generate extremes of emotion. Traditionally, dams have facilitated hydraulic civilisations such as those in the Nile Valley, China and Mesopotamia, and, in the twentieth century, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Yet with the proliferation of dams - there are now more than 40,000 large dams worldwide - opposition ...
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), the procedure that ensures that the likely effects of new development on the environment are taken into account, has become a crucial part of the development process. An understanding of EIA procedures is an increasing necessity for all those involved in this process. A unique addition to the literature on ...
This book gives guidance on the steps and studies needed to undertake an EIA and to produce a successful Environmental Statement. It is written for planners, developers and communities who need sufficient introduction to EIA to know what needs to be prepared, who needs to prepare it and when it needs to be prepared by. It is an approachable and ...
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