Description

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) refers to the evaluation of the effects likely to arise from a major project or activity significant affecting the Envioronment. With the enactment of Environment Protection Act 1986 and more recently EIA notification 1994, most development projects have to compulsory undergo Environment Impact Assessment. Present book fills a gap and provides much needed basic information on all aspects of EIA and also addresses itself to the development of a tool to provide scientific inputs to the process of EIA of Industrial projects as a decision making tool through the development and computerization of methods for impact identification, prediction, evaluation and mitigation. The book presents extensive literature survey including the practices followed all over the world. The book is a most valuable guide for the students and teachers of Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental consultants, NGOs, Industries, Government Departments and all those concerned with EIA in any way.
Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Concept of EIA, 1.2. Hierachy in EIA, 1.3. Major issues in EIA, 1.4. Scope for use of Computers in EIA, 1.5. Scope of Current Research
2. LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Evolution of EIA Worldwide, 2.2. Evolution of EIA in India, 2.3. Classification of Environmental Impacts, 2.4. Project Screening/ Methodology for Screening of Projects/ Project Screening criteria in India, 2.5. Methodology of Site Selection, 2.6. EIA Methodologies/Introduction/Review of EIA Methodologies/ Checklists /Matrices/Networks /Overlays/Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management (AEAM) /Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), 2.7 Computer Aided EIA, 2.8 Impact Quantifi-cation Techniques, 2.9 Mathematical Models for EIA/Concept/Air Quality Models/Water Quality Models/Noise Prediction Models, 2.10 Indicators of Biological and Socio-economic Environment, 2.11 Environmental Indices, 2.12 Enlarged Scope of EIA of Industrial Projects, 2.13 Conclusion
3. EIA-AID : A SOFTWARE PACKAGE FOR COMPUTER AIDED EIA
3.1 Package Organization, 3.2 Screening of Projects, 3.3 Ranking of Site Alternatives, 3.4 Impact Identification, 3.5 Prediction of Impacts/Prediction of Impacts on Air Quality/Problem Identification / Theoretical Background/Mathematical Formulations/Computational Representation/Prediction of Impacts on Water Quality /Problem Identification/Theoretical Background /Mathematical Formulations/ Computational Representation/ Prediction of Impacts on Noise /Problem Identification/Theoretical Background /Mathematical Formulations /Computational Representation/Biological Environment/Socio-Economic Environment, 3.6 Impact Evaluation, 3.7 Sensitivity Analysis in Impact Evaluation, 3.8 Design of Green Belt
4. DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS