About the Book:
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the most important
tools employed in contemporary environmental management. EIA is now firmly on
the agenda as a result of the introduction of legislation and growing concern
about environmental issues and the impact of development on the environment.
Presenting all the components of environment, this book provides students and
practitioners with a rigorous grounding in EIA theory including air, water,
land, noise, biological and socio economic aspects and screening and scoping, impact
identification, prediction, monitoring, evaluation and public involvement. This
book also provides the proponent with the procedure to obtain environmental clearance
for developmental projects as per environment protection act.
Dr. V. Bakthavatsalam, Chairman, Andhra Pradesh
State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority
(SEIAA), MoEF, Govt. of India.
The book begins with the elaborate rendering of the prevailing
environmental policies, acts, rules and regulations. The philosophy of
environmental impact identification and mitigation has been well dealt. Impacts
and their management on environment related to air, water, land, noise,
biological and socioeconomic have been exhaustively handled including Indian
practices. As stakeholder management is imperative, a complete chapter is
devoted to public involvement. The book provides an informative, scholarly and
enjoyable reading to students, academicians and researchers who care for sustainable
development.
Dr. P.G. Sastry, Former Chairman,
EAC, MoEF, Govt. of India
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become a vital management
exercise worldwide. EIA is a means for evaluating the likely consequences of
proposed major action which can significantly affect the environment. This book
written by Dr. Reddy provides an authoritative text and is designed to help
decision makers gain an understanding about various impacts on natural environment.
Also this book will be extremely useful as text book mainly to civil
engineering, and environmental science students taking course work in EIA.
Dr.
Rameshwar Rao, Vice-Chancellor, JNTUH |
Contents:
1. Environmental Policies2. Conceptual Facets of EIA 3. EIA
Study Planning and Management 4. Baseline Data and Environmental
Setting 5. Impact Identification Methods 6. Impacts on Air
Environment 7. Impacts on Water Environment 8. Impacts on Soils
and Land Environment 9. Impacts on the Noise Environment 10. Impacts
on the Biological Environment 11. Impacts on the Socioeconomic
Environment 12. Mitigation and Impact Management 13. Technology
in EIA 14. EIA Practice in India 15. Public Involvement in EIA |
About the Author:
Anji Reddy Mareddy is a Professor of Environmental Science and
Technology, Centre for Environment, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad (JNTUH) India. Dr. Reddy received his Ph.D. in Remote Sensing (Civil
Engineering) from JNTUH in 1995, M.Tech. Civil Engineering from Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur in 1989 and M.Sc. in Geology and Bachelor
of Science (B.Sc.) from Andhra University, in 1986 and 1984 respectively. He
has more than 24 years of teaching and research experience. Dr. Reddy's
research interests include environmental impact assessment methods and
strategies, execution of operational EIA projects, environmental management,
pollution source evaluation and environmental protection methods, remote
sensing, GIS and GPS. He has guided 28 Ph.D. students, more than 160 M.Tech. students
and executed more than 25 sponsored research projects. Dr. Reddy has published
and presented more than 180 research papers. He also delivered number of
lectures on these areas of research in national and international institutions.
He authored textbooks, namely, Remote Sensing a n d Geographical Information System, Geoinformatics for Environmental Management,
Digital Image Processing and Environmental Science and Technology and also
edited the seven proceeding volumes of International Conference on Environmental
Management. This book is his fifth textbook which is an outcome of six years of
his experience as Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Environmental Expert
Appraisal Committee (SEAC) constituted by Ministry of Environment and Forests,
Government of India with the recommendation of Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Awards received by him are Rotary
Vocational Excellence Award 2009, AP SCIENTIST AWARD 2010 in recognition of outstanding services rendered
in the area of environmental sciences and technology, EIA and environmental
management systems. Best Teacher
Award-2012 from Govt. of Andhra
Pradesh and AP fellow of A.P. Academy of Sciences. |
