Environmental assessment

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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Environmental Assessement Homepage
The European Union site on Environmental Impact Assessment for projects (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment for policies, plans and programmes (SEA).
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eia/home.htm|

Environmental Impact Assessment Centre
The EIA Centre is an independent university based research organisation, specialising in environmental impact assessment (EIA), research, training and information.
http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/planning/research/themes/environmentalplanning/|

Environmental Impact Assessment Index of Web Sites
The aim of this index is to serve as a preliminary guide to information that may prove helpful in dealing with environmental impact assessment (EIA).
http://www.iaia.org/modx/index.php?id=149|

Environmental Impact Assessment: A Guide to Procedures
The UK government's stance on environmental assessment, from the Department of Communities and Local Government.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/environmentalimpactassessment|

International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
IAIA is a forum for advancing innovation, development and communication of best practice in impact assessment. Its international membership promotes development of local and global capacity for the application of environmental assessment in which sound science and full public participation provide a foundation for equitable and sustainable development.
http://www.iaia.org/modx/|

Resources on Impact Assessment
Documents and information repositories on impact assessment.
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eia/impactassess.html|

Review of Technical Guidance on Environmental Appraisal
DEFRA report.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/economics/rtgea/index.htm|

Strategic Environmental Assessment Information Service
A gateway to the latest information on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Sustainability Appraisal (SA). The bulk of the information is organised by the main sectors to which SEA is being applied - spatial planning, transport, minerals, waste, water, energy, and other.
http://www.sea-info.net/|