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Article: Environmental Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide
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- Chemical Engineering Progress
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Chemical Engineers Jan 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Environmental Impact Assessment: A Practical Guide Betty Bowers Marriott McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 320 pp., $59.95, indexed
Evaluation of environmental impacts is an important component of decisions made on proposed projects, plans, and actions. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that a statement of environmental impacts for proposed federally funded projects be prepared. In addition, many states have environmental protection laws that require evaluations even if federal funding is not involved. This book is intended for planners, engineers, scientists, public officials, and members of the public involved in an environmental impact assessment.
The book has 22 chapters ...