Environmental Assessment in Developing and Transitional Countries

Since the 1980s, and especially since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, there has been a substantial extension in the adoption and use of Environmental Assessment (EA) procedures in developing countries and countries in transition (low and middle income countries). However, few existing texts in environmental assessment or development studies have reflected this trend sufficiently, until this publication. Divided into two main parts: * EA Principles, Processes and Practice. * Country and Institutional Studies of EA Procedures and Practice. This book explains the essentials of environmental impact association in the context of developing countries and assesses its importance to both developed and developing countries.

Introduction (N. Lee & C. George). EA PRINCIPLES, PROCESSES AND PRACTICE. Environmental Assessment in its Developmental and Regulatory Context (N. Lee). Comparative Review of Environmental Assessment Procedures and Practice (C. George). Screening and Scoping (C. Wood). Environmental Impact Prediction and Evaluation (C. George). Economic Valuation of Environmental Impacts (C. Kirkpatrick). Social Impact Assessment (F. Vanclay). Reviewing the Quality of Environmental Assessments (N. Lee). Methods of Consultation and Public Participation (R. Bisset). Integrating Appraisals and Decision-making (N. Lee). Environmental Monitoring, Management and Auditing (C. George). COUNTRY AND INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES OF EA PROCEDURES AND PRACTICE. Country Studies of EA in Chile, Indonesia and the Russian Federation (L. Contreras, et al.). Country Studies of EA in Nepal, Jordan and Zimbabwe (R. Khadka, et al.). Environmental Assessment in Development Banks and Aid Agencies (C. Rees, et al.). Strengthening Future Environmental Assessment Practice: An International Perspective (H. Abaza). Index.