4th Edition
Methods of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is an important and often obligatory part of proposing or launching any development project. Delivering a successful ESIA needs not only an understanding of the theory but also a detailed knowledge of the methods for carrying out the processes required. Riki Therivel and Graham Wood bring together the latest advice on best practice
from experienced practitioners to ensure an ESIA is carried out effectively and efficiently. This new edition:
• explains how an ESIA works and how it should be carried out
• demonstrates the links between socio-economic, cultural, environmental
and ecological systems and assessments
• incorporates the World Bank’s IFC performance standards, and best practice examples from developing as well as developed countries
• includes new chapters on emerging ESIA topics such as climate change, ecosystem services, cultural impacts, resource efficiency, land acquisition and involuntary resettlement.
Invaluable to undergraduate and MSc students of ESIA on planning, ecology, geography and environment courses, this internationally oriented fourth edition of Methods of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment is also of great use to planners, ESIA practitioners and professionals seeking to update their skills.
1 Introduction
Riki Therivel and Graham Wood
2 Water
Andrew Brookes, Katy Kemble and Sally-Beth Betts
3 Soils, land and geology
Chris Stapleton, Hugh Masters-Williams and Martin J. Hodson
4 Air
David P. Walker, Hannah Dalton, Graham Harker and Kiri Heal
5 Climate and climate change
Elizabeth Wilson and Phill Minas
6 Ecology
Roy Emberton, Richard J. Wenning and Jo Treweek
7 Coastal ecology and geomorphology
Sian John, David S. Brew and Richard Cottle
8 Ecosystem services
Jo Treweek and Florence Landsberg
9 Noise
Graham Wood and Riki Therivel
10 Transport
Chris Ferrary and Polash Banerjee
11 Landscape and visual
Rebecca Knight and Riki Therivel
12 Cultural heritage
Amanda Chisholm and Júlio Jesus
13 Socio-economic impacts 1: Overview and economic impacts
John Glasson
14 Socio-economic impacts 2: Social impacts
Andrew Chadwick and John Glasson
15 Land acquisition, resettlement and livelihoods
Eddie Smyth and Frank Vanclay
16 Health
Marla Orenstein
17 Resource efficiency
Riki Therivel
18 Risk and risk assessment
Garry Middle
19 Cumulative effects
Martin Broderick, Bridget Durning and Luis E. Sánchez
20 Environmental and social management plans
Bridget Durning and Martin Broderick
Biography
Riki Therivel is a partner of Levett-Therivel sustainability consultants, and a visiting professor at the School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University.
Graham Wood is a Reader in Environmental Assessment and Management at the School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University.
“This book is a blockbuster reference work. It is a one-stop shop for all you need to know on the concepts, issues, steps and methods of ESIA across an array of themes. It will be an essential source for practitioners, decision-makers and academics around the world.”
Barry Dalal-Clayton, Director, Environment and Development Services (EDS) – International
“Written by top experts in the field, this book constitutes an important resource for people who need to understand the process and products of environmental impact assessment. Both technical approaches and conceptual challenges are described in a way that novice readers can understand, but that experienced practitioners will also appreciate.” Marla Orenstein, President, IAIA
“This is the ultimate cross-cutting international resource to understand how to design and carry out impact assessment for virtually any environmental or social component.”
Angus Morrison-Saunders, Associate Professor in Environmental Assessment, Murdoch University, Australia
