1st Edition

Environmental Assessment

Edited By Thomas B. Fischer
    1646 Pages 145 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This new four-volume collection from Routledge brings together the most important canonical and cutting-edge works in Environmental Assessment. 

    International in scope, the materials gathered cover the background of Environmental Assessment and the different possible approaches. The collection showcases the important historical material alongside current methods and theory.

     

    Volume I: Background and Context of Environmental Assessment

    1. L. J. Caldwell, ‘Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA): Origins, Evolution, and Future Directions’, Review of Policy Research, 1988, 8, 1, 75–83.

    2. N. Lee and F. Walsh, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment: An Overview’, Project Appraisal, 1992, 7, 3, 126–36.

    3. L. Ortolano and A. Shepherd, ‘Environmental Impact Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities’, Impact Assessment, 1995, 13, 1, 3–30.

    4. A. L. Brown and R. Thérivel, ‘Principles to Guide the Development of Strategic Environmental Assessment Methodology’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2000, 18, 3, 183–9.

    5. R. A. A. Verheem and J. A. M. N. Tonk, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment: One Concept, Multiple Forms’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2000, 18, 3, 177–83.

    6. T. B. Fischer, ‘The Practice of Environmental Assessment for Transport and Land Use Policies, Plans and Programmes’, Impact Assessment & Project Appraisal, 2001, 19, 1, 41–51.

    7. A. Rajvanshi, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment of the India Eco-development Project: Experiences, Prospects and Lessons Learnt’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2001, 3, 3, 373–93.

    8. F. Vanclay, ‘The Triple Bottom Line and Impact Assessment: How Do TBL, EIA, SIA, SEA and EMS Relate to Each Other’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2004, 6, 3, 265–88.

    9. H. M. Alshuwaikhat, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment Can Help Solve Environmental Impact Assessment Failures in Developing Countries’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2005, 25, 4, 307–17.

    10. H. Vidyarratne, ‘EIA Theories and Practice: Balancing Conservation and Development in Sri Lanka’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2006, 8, 2, 205–22.

    11. S. Jay, C. Jones, P. Slinn, and C. Wood, ‘Environmental Impact Assessment, Retrospect and Prospect’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2007, 27, 4, 287–300.

    12. T. Hilding-Rydevik and H. Bjarnadóttir, ‘Context Awareness and Sensitivity in SEA Implementation’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2007, 27, 7, 666–84.

    13. H. Runhaar and P. P. J. Driessen, ‘What Makes Strategic Environmental Assessment Successful Environmental Assessment? The Role of Context in the Contribution of SEA to Decision-Making’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2007, 25, 1, 2–14.

    14. T. Koivurova, ‘Transboundary Environmental Assessment in the Arctic’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2008, 26, 265–75.

    15. K. C. Lam, J. D. Chen, and J. Wu, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment in China: Opportunities, Issues and Challenges’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2009, 11, 4, 369–85.

    16. B. Sadler, ‘Taking Stock of SEA’, in B. Sadler, R. Aschemann, J. Dusik, T. B. Fischer, M. Partidário, and R. Verheem (eds.), Handbook of Strategic Environmental Assessment (Earthscan, 2011), pp. 1–18.

    17. T. B. Fischer and V. Onyango, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment-Related Research Projects and Journal Articles: An Overview of the Past 20 Years’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2012, 30, 4, 253–63.

    18. R. K. Morgan, ‘Environmental Impact Assessment: The State of the Art’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2012, 30, 1, 5–14.

    Volume II: Environmental Assessment Theory

    19. R. V. Bartlett and P. A. Kurian, ‘The Theory of Environmental Impact Assessment: Implicit Models of Policy-Making’, Policy and Politics, 1999, 27, 4, 415–33.

    20. R. Clark, ‘Making EIA Count in Decision Making’, in M. Partidario, Perspectives on Strategic Environmental Assessment (Lewis Publishers, 2000), pp. 15–27.

    21. L. Kørnøv and W. A. H. Thissen, ‘Rationality in Decision- and Policy-Making: Implications for Strategic Environmental Assessment’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2000, 18, 3, 191–200.

    22. B. Noble, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment: What is it? What Makes it Strategic?’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2000, 2, 2, 203–24

    23. M. N. Nielsson and H. Dalkmann, ‘Decision Making and Strategic Environmental Assessment’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2001, 3, 3, 305–28.

    24. S. Dovers, ‘Too Deep a SEA? Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Era of Sustainability’, in S. Marsden and S. Dovers (eds.), Strategic Environmental Assessment in Australasia (Sydney Place Federation Press, 2002), pp. 24–46.

    25. T. B. Fischer, ‘Strategic Environmental Assessment in Post-Modern Times’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2003, 23, 2, 155–70.

    26. H. Wilkins, ‘The Need for Subjectivity in EIA: Discourse as a Tool for Sustainable Development’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2003, 23, 4, 401–14.

    27. J. Pope, D. Annandale, and A. Morrison-Saunders, ‘Conceptualising Sustainability Assessment’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2004, 24 6, 595–616.

    28. M. Cashmore, ‘The Role of Science in Environmental Impact Assessment: Process and Procedure Versus Purpose in the Development of Theory’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2004, 24, 3, 403–26.

    29. A. Morrison-Saunders and T. B. Fischer, ‘What is Wrong with EIA and SEA Anyway? A Sceptic’s Perspective on Sustainability Assessment’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2006, 8, 1, 19–39.

    30. S. Kidd and T. B. Fischer, ‘Towards Sustainability: Is Integrated Appraisal a Step in the Right Direction?’, Environment and Planning C, 2007, 25, 2, 233–49.

    31. A. J. Sinclair, A. Diduck, and P. Fitzpatrick, ‘Conceptualizing Learning for Sustainability Through Environmental Assessment: Critical Reflections on 15 Years of Research’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2008, 28, 415–28.

    32. F. Retief, ‘The Evolution of Environmental Assessment Debates: Critical Perspectives from South Africa’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2010, 12, 4, 375–97.

    33. J. Weston, ‘EIA theories: All Chinese Whispers and No Critical Theory’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2010, 12, 4, 357–74.

    34. L. Kørnøv, I. Lyhne, S. V. Larsen, and A. M. Hansen, ‘Change Agents in the Field of Strategic Environmental Assessment: What Does it Involve and What Potential Does it Have for Research and Practice?’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2011, 13, 2, 203–28.

    35. T. Richardson and M. Cashmore, ‘Power, Knowledge and Environmental Assessment: The World Bank’s Pursuit of "Good Governance"’, Journal of Political Power, 2011, 4, 1, 105–25.

    36. R. Tajima and T. B. Fischer, ‘Should Different Impact Assessment Instruments be Integrated? Evidence from English Spatial Planning’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2013, 41, 29–37.

    Volume III: Methodological Aspects of Environmental Assessment

    37. J. Weston, ‘EIA, Decision-making Theory and Screening and Scoping in UK Practice’, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2000, 43, 2, 185–203.

    38. B. Enserink, ‘A Quick Scan for Infrastructure Planning: Screening Alternatives Through Interactive Stakeholder Analysis’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2000, 18, 1, 15–22.

    39. A. Tukker, ‘Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool in Environmental Impact Assessment’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2000, 20, 4, 435–56.

    40. R. Marshall, ‘Application of Mitigation and its Resolution within Environmental Impact Assessment: An Industrial Perspective’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2001, 19, 3, 195–204.

    41. J. Petts, ‘Barriers to Deliberative Participation in EIA: Learning from Waste Policies, Plans and Projects’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2003, 5, 3, 269–93.

    42. N. Rossouw, ‘A Review of Methods and Generic Criteria for Determining Impact Significance’, African Journal of Environmental Assessment and Management, 2003, 6, 44–61.

    43. M. R. Partidário and J. Arts, ‘Exploring the Concept of Strategic Environmental Assessment Follow-up’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2005, 23, 3, 246–57.

    44. W. Stein, J. Gerlach, and P. Tomlinson, ‘SEA in Transport Planning in Germany’, in M. Schmidt, E. João, and E. Albrecht (eds.), Implementing Strategic Environmental Assessment (Springer-Verlag, 2005), pp. 585–97.

    45. J. Treweek, R. Thérivel, S. Thompson, and M. Slater, ‘Principles for the Use of Strategic Environmental Assessment as a Tool for Promoting the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2005, 7, 2, 173–99.

    46. T. Hacking and P. Guthrie, ‘Sustainable Development Objectives in Impact Assessment: Why are They Needed and Where Do They Come From?’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2006, 8, 3, 341–71.

    47. P. N. Duinker and L. A. Greig, ‘Scenario Analysis in Environmental Impact Assessment: Improving Explorations of the Future’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2007, 27, 3, 206–19.

    48. J. H. Gunn and B. F. Noble, ‘Integrating Cumulative Effects in Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment Frameworks: Lessons from Practice’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2009, 11, 3, 267–90.

    49. P. Pinho, S. McCallum, and S. Santos Cruz, ‘A Critical Appraisal of EIA Screening Practice in EU Member States’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2010, 28, 2, 91–107.

    50. O. Nadeem and T. B. Fischer, ‘An Evaluation Framework for Effective Public Participation in EIA in Pakistan’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2011, 31, 1, 36–47.

    51. A. González Del Campo, ‘GIS in Environmental Assessment: A Review of Current Issues and Future Needs’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2012, 14, 1, 125–7.

    52. B. F. Noble, J. Gunn, and J. Martin, ‘Survey of Current Methods and Guidance for Strategic Environmental Assessment’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2012, 30, 3, 139–47.

    53. T. B. Fischer, ‘Identifying Shortcomings of SEA Practice’, Town and Country Planning, 2012, 81, 6, 281–6.

    Volume IV: Environmental Assessment Effectiveness

    54. E. Ten Heuvelhof and C. Nauta, ‘The Effects of Environmental Impact Assessment in the Netherlands’, Project Appraisal, 1997, 12, 1, 25–30.

    55. S. Marsden, ‘Importance of Context in Measuring the Effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 1998, 16, 4, 255–66.

    56. L. Emmelin, ‘Evaluating Environmental Impact Assessment Systems—Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations’, Scandinavian Housing and Planning Research, 1998, 15, 129–48.

    57. L. Emmelin, ‘Evaluating Environmental Impact Assessment Systems—Part 2: Professional Culture as an Aid in Understanding Implementation’, Scandinavian Housing and Planning Research, 1998, 15, 187–209.

    58. C. Wood, ‘Comparative Evaluation of Environmental Impact Assessment Systems’, in J. Petts, Handbook of EIA, Vol. 2 (‘Impact and Limitations’) (Wiley, 1999), pp. 10–34.

    59. J. Glasson, ‘The First 10 Years of UK EIA System: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats’, Planning Theory and Practice, 1999, 14, 3, 363–75.

    60. E. Leknes, ‘The Roles of EIA in the Decision-Making Process’, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2001, 21, 309–34.

    61. T. B. Fischer, ‘SEA Performance Criteria: The Same Requirements for Every Assessment?’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2002, 4, 1, 83–99.

    62. M. Cashmore, R. Gwilliam, R. Morgan, D. Cobb, and A. Bond, ‘The Interminable Issue of Effectiveness: Substantive Purposes, Outcomes and Research Challenges in the Advancement of Environmental Impact Assessment Theory’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2004, 22, 4, 295–310.

    63. L. Ortolano and C. L. May, ‘Appraising Effects of Mitigation Measures: The Grand Coulee Dam’s Impacts on Fisheries’, in J. Arts and A. Morrison-Saunders (eds.), Assessing Impact: Handbook of EIA and SEA Follow-up (Earthscan, 2004), pp. 97–117.

    64. T. B. Fischer and P. Gazzola, ‘SEA Good Practice Elements and Performance Criteria: Equally Valid in All Countries? The Case of Italy’, Environment Impact Assessment Review, 2006, 26, 4, 396–409.

    65. H. Spaling and B. Vroom, ‘Environmental Assessment After the 2004 Tsunami: A Case Study, Lessons and Prospects’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2007, 25, 43–52.

    66. F. Retief, ‘Effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment in South Africa’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2007, 9, 1, 38–101.

    67. O. Bina, ‘Context and Systems: Thinking More Broadly about Effectiveness in Strategic Environmental Assessment in China’, Environmental Management, 2008, 42, 717–33.

    68. G. Stoeglehner, A. L. Brown, and L. B. Kørnøv, ‘SEA and Planning: "Ownership" of Strategic Environmental Assessment by the Planners is the Key to its Effectiveness’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2009, 27, 2, 111–20.

    69. U. Jha-Thakur, P. Gazzola, D. Peel, T. B. Fischer, and S. Kidd, ‘Effectiveness of Strategic Environmental Assessment: The Significance of Learning’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2009, 27, 2, 133–44.

    70. B. Elling, ‘Rationality and Effectiveness: Does EIA/SEA Treat Them as Synonyms?’, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2009, 27, 2, 121–31.

    71. J. Arts, H. Runhaar, T. B. Fischer, U. Jha-Thakur, F. van Laerhoven, P. Driessen, and V. Onyango, ‘The Effectiveness of EIA as an Instrument for Environmental Governance: A Comparison of the Netherlands and the UK’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2012, 14, 4.

    72. R. Tajima, T. Gore, and T. B. Fischer, ‘Policy Integration Between Environmental Assessment and Disaster Management’, Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 2014, 16, 3, 45–8.

    Biography

    Thomas B Fischer is a Professor at the University of Liverpool, UK, and is currently one of the most widely published authors on SEA and EIA with over 65 papers in refereed academic journals, nine books and numerous book chapters. He is Editor of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management and an editorial board member of the journals EIA review and Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (FIEMA).