Environment Impact Assessment for Wetland Protection 1st Edition

The Title "Environment Impact Assessment for Wetland Protection 1st Edition" is written by V.S. Kulkarni. This book was published in the year 2002. The ISBN number 8172332939|9788172332938 is assigned to the Hardback version of this title. This book has total of pp. xix + 142 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Scientific Publishers. We have about 808 other great books from this publisher. Environment Impact Assessment for Wetland Protection 1st Edition is currently Available with us.

Preface
Introduction

I. LITERATURE REVIEW :
1. Evolution of EIA World-wide
2. Evolution of EIA in India
3. Classification of Environmental Impacts

4. Project Screening :
i. Methodology for Screening of Projects
ii. Project Screening Criteria in India

5. Methodology for Site Selection
6. EIA Methodologies :
i. Introduction
ii. Review of EIA Methodologies :
a. Checklists
b. Matrices
c. Networks
d. Overlays
e. Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management (AEAM)
f. Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)

7. Computer Aided EIA
8. Impact Quantification Techniques

9. Mathematical Model for EIA :
i. Concept
ii. Air Quality Models
iii. Water Quality Models
iv. Noise Prediction Models

10. Indicators of Biological and Socio-economic Environment
11. Environmental Indices
12. Enlarged Scope of EIA of Industrial Projects
13. Conclusions

II. DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF WETLANDS :
1. Definition
2. Classification of Wetlands

III. BENEFITS OF WETLANDS
IV. REVIEW OF WETLAND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS :
1. International Treaties for Wetland Management
2. Regional Initiatives for Wetland Management
3. Status of Wetland Management Programme in India
4. Wetland Area Legislation
5. Wetland Area Administration

V. INDICATORS FOR WETLAND ASSESSMENT
1. Indicators of Wetland Benefits
2. Indicators for Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem

VI. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT :
1. Concept of EIA
2. Evolution of EIA World-wide
3. Evolution of EIA in India
4. Hierarchy in EIA
5. Major Issue in EIA
6. Classification of Environmental Impacts
7. Project Screening
8. Site selection criteria
9. EIA Methodologies

VII. EIA FOR PROTECTION OF WETLANDS :
1. Impacts of Developmental Activities on Wetlands
2. Steps in EIA :
a. Impact Identification
b. Scoping of Studies
c. Field Data Collection
d. Impact Prediction
e. Impact Evaluation
f. Impact Mitigation
g. Post Project Monitoring
h. Public Participation in EIA

WORKSHEETS :
No. 1. Identification of Wetlands in the Study Area
No. 2. Identification of Project activities likely to affect wetlands
No. 3. Identification of potential benefits of wetlands No. 4 Data on Wetland Indicators
No. 5. Matrix for impact assessment of Project activities on wetland benefits
No. 6. Cost of Mitigation

Case Study 1. EIA of Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Discharges on Wetlands in Calcutta Port Trust Area

Case Study 2. Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur, India) - An Ecosystem Study

Case Study 3. Environmental Impact Assessment of Sundarbans - A Case Study

Case Study 4. EIA of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary World-wide Fund for Nature, India