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Multicriteria Environmental Assessment

A Practical Guide

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Authors:
  1. Nolberto Munier

    1. Ottawa, Canada

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. General Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. General Information

      Pages 3-26

    3. Projects and Impacts

      Pages 27-45

    4. Criteria

      Pages 47-66

  3. Elements of Environmental Appraisal

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Information for EIA

      Pages 69-98

    3. Techniques for Environmental Appraisal

      Pages 99-193

  4. EIA in the Urban Scenario

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 195-195
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    2. EIA and Urbanization

      Pages 197-233

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 235-311
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About this book

The purpose of this book is to analyze, with actual examples, different techniques that have been developed to tackle the complex task of making an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of a project. A project may influence the lives of many people, can change the physical environment temporarily or forever, and creates benefits or losses, not only for the people who promoted it, but also for those not related whatsoever with the project. Thus, its assessment is not only a commercial evaluation of gains and losses, but it goes far beyond that, for it also has to appraise:

-how people's way of life will be affected;

-how significant the alteration produced in the social fabric will be;

-what the result will be of using certain renewable and non-renewable resources;

-how much the expected economic development will cost in terms of loss of resources sustainability;

-how to measure what is not easily measurable: enjoying a sunset, a stroll in a tropical forest, climbing a mountain, etc.; and

-how to integrate the technical and environmental aspects of projects with the desires, wishes and needs of the population.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ottawa, Canada

    Nolberto Munier

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multicriteria Environmental Assessment

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Authors: Nolberto Munier

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2090-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2088-9Published: 30 April 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-2089-6Published: 30 April 2004

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-2090-2Published: 08 May 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 311

  • Topics: Ecotoxicology, Nature Conservation, Geographical Information Systems/Cartography, Environmental Management

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