Environmental impact statements

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"Environmental Impact Statements, Second Edition has been extensively revised and updated to cover all the requirements for a wide variety of EISs on the federal, state and local levels, including a new chapter devoted to Environmental Justice."--BOOK JACKET. "This book, in addition to providing a thorough introduction to Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), also provides valuable "how to" information for performing an EIS."--BOOK JACKET. Read more... Content: Ch. 1. Purpose of the Environmental Impact Statement -- Ch. 2. The Legal Basis for Environmental Impact Statements -- Ch. 3. The Process of Preparing an EIS -- Ch. 4. Public Participation -- Ch. 5. The Natural Environment: Earth Resources -- Ch. 6. The Natural Environment: Biology -- Ch. 7. The Man-Made Environment: Surface Water -- Ch. 8. The Man-Made Environment: Groundwater -- Ch. 9. The Man-Made Environment: Air -- Ch. 10. The Man-Made Environment: Noise -- Ch. 11. The Man-Made Environment: Hazards and Nuisances -- Ch. 12. The Man-Made Environment: Historic and Cultural Resources -- Ch. 13. The Man-Made Environment: Transportation -- Ch. 14. The Man-Made Environment: Socioeconomics -- Ch. 15. Environmental Justice Abstract: "Environmental Impact Statements, Second Edition has been extensively revised and updated to cover all the requirements for a wide variety of EISs on the federal, state and local levels, including a new chapter devoted to Environmental Justice."--BOOK JACKET. "This book, in addition to providing a thorough introduction to Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), also provides valuable "how to" information for performing an EIS."--BOOK JACKET