Ecology, impact assessment, and environmental planning
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Ecology, impact assessment, and environmental planning
（Environmental science and technology）
Wiley, c1985
- : hbk
- : pbk
Available at 20 libraries
Note
"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780471808954
Description
The first integrated text on applied ecology, ecologicalimpact assessment and environmental planning written by abiological ecologist with extensive experience in bothplanning and geography. Ecology critically reviews currentmethods of assessment and provides the conceptual andmethodological basis for advancing the field. It also offers adetailed discussion of legal and planning issues by reviewingcurrent environmental legislation, discussing risk analysisand decision making techniques, and presenting quantitativeeconomic and non-economic techniques for evaluating ecologicalimpacts.
Table of Contents
Ecological Impact Assessment as a Discipline.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, PUBLIC POLICY, AND DECISION MAKING.
Environmental Law: Planning Approaches and EcologicalConstraints.
Environmental Decision Making.
SUMMARIZING AND EVALUATING IMPACTS.
Quantitative Approaches.
Economic Approaches.
Land.
PREDICTING IMPACTS: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.
PREDICTING IMPACTS: THE BIOTA.
Structure and Function of Biological Communities.
Ecotoxicology: Assessing Impacts of Pollutants on Biota.
Sampling and Analysis of Ecological Data.
Species and Landscape Diversity.
Succession and Resilience of Ecosystems.
Index.
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780471896210
Description
This is the first integrated text on applied ecology, ecological impact assessment and environmental planning written by a biological ecologist with extensive experience in both planning and geography. The book critically reviews current methods of assessment and provides the conceptual and methodological basis for advancing the field. It also offers a detailed discussion of legal and planning issues by reviewing current environmental legislation, discussing risk analysis and decision making techniques, and presenting quantitative economic and non-economic techniques for evaluating ecological impacts.
Table of Contents
- Ecological Impact Assessment as a Discipline
- ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, PUBLIC POLICY, AND DECISION MAKING: Environmental Law: Planning Approaches and Ecological Constraints
- Environmental Decision Making
- SUMMARIZING AND EVALUATING IMPACTS: Quantitative Approaches
- Economic Approaches
- Land
- PREDICTING IMPACTS: THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: PREDICTING IMPACTS: THE BIOTA: Structure and Function of Biological Communities
- Ecotoxicology: Assessing Impacts of Pollutants on Biota
- Sampling and Analysis of Ecological Data
- Species and Landscape Diversity
- Succession and Resilience of Ecosystems
- Subject Index.
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