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The world's ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development. Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) is used to predict and evaluate the impacts of development on ecosystems and their components, providing the information needed to ensure that ecological issues are given full and proper consideration in development planning. Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has emerged as a key to sustainable development by integrating social, economic and environmental issues in many countries. EcIA has a major part to play as a component of EIA but also has other potential applications in environmental planning and management.
Ecological Impact Assessment provides a comprehensive review of the EcIA process and summarizes the ecological theories and tools which can be used to understand, explain and evaluate the ecological consequences of development proposals. It is intended for the many individuals and companies involved in EIA and EcIA, as well as other areas of environmental management where impacts on ecosystems need to be evaluated. It will benefit planners, regulators, environmental consultants and scientists and will also provide an invaluable source-book and guide for the growing number of undergraduate students taking courses in applied ecology, EIA and related topics in environmental science.
List of contents
Preface. Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Legislative Contexts for Ecological Impact Assessment.
Scoping.
Focusing Procedures.
Identifying and Predicting Impacts.
Evaluation.
Ecological Mitigation.
Monitoring.
Geographic Information Systems for Ecological Impact Assessment.
Ecological Impact Assessment Design and Analysis.
Glossary.
References.
Index.
About the author
Jo Treweek is the author of Ecological Impact Assessment, published by Wiley.
Summary
The worlda s ecosystems are increasingly threatened by human development. Ecological impact assessment (EcIA) is used to predict and evaluate the impacts of development on ecosystems and their components,thereby providing the information needed to ensure that ecological issues are given full and proper consideration in development planning.
