Environmental Impact Assessment

by Ganesh

ISBN: 9789351306054
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Imprint : Biotech
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 12995.00
Biblio : x+364p.,tabls.,ind., 23 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Ganesh Vankhede is a Professor of Zoology at Sant Gadage Baba Amravati University. His teaching and research focuses on: environmental impact; environmental visualization; decision- making; program evaluation; environmental policy and biodiversity. Dr. Vankhede holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Pune and Vikram Universities respectively in Zoology and a Doctorate from Amravati University. He was involved in EIA assessment of several projects while working with Satpuda Foundation, Amravati-Nagpur and BNHS, Mumbai. He is a recipient of 2010 Sanctuary RBS award. <BR> Dr. Vankede is an Arachnologist and till date he has recorded more than 800 spider species from Central India with many new species to his credit. He looks after the Aracnology Museum at Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.

About The Book

This book provides examples of EIA case studies and a host of useful suggestions throughout, while skillfully interweaving the basic requirements with an understanding of the principles understanding of the principles underlying environmental impact assessment. The book describes a full length EIA of big water reservoirs along with calculations of impact factor. It can be of use to all the undergraduate and post graduate students of Environmental Sciences and Management, environmentalists, decision makers and also to NGOs working in the field.

Table of Contents

"Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Basic EIA Principles Chapter 3: Baseline Data Generation for Environmental Impact Assessment Chapter 4: Terms of Reference for (ToR) EIA Chapter 5: Impact Assessment of Dam - A Case Study Chapter 6: EIA Analysis: A Case Study Chapter 7: Impact Mitigation Measures Chapter 8: EIA of GM Plants Chapter 9: Eia of Major Dams a Review Chapter 10: Environmental Impact Assessment of Mining Projects References Index"