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Environmental Impact Analysis
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Environmental Impact Analysis

by James T. Maughan
December 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
400 pages
14h 23m
English
CRC Press
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193Conducting the Environmental Impact Analysis and Assessment
Impacts to vastly different environmental resources can be compared
on a common basis. In the above example, it is impossible to deter-
mine which is more detrimental, 20 trips or 0.5 mg/l reduction given
just the measurement. But if both are assigned a level of signicance
on a common scale they can be directly compared.
The process allows another avenue for stakeholder participation
by encouraging input in dening threshold levels of impact. It is
an active role for the stakeholders and by supplying meaningful
input to impact determination they receive a positive return on their
investment of time and energy into the process. It also enhances sup-
port for ...
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ISBN: 9781466567832