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Multilevel Environmental Impact Analysis
6.1 Overview
Duplication, repetitiveness, and excessive length are common problems
associated with environmental impact analyses. These aws often discour-
age productive stakeholder participation, and by creating confusion and
boredom, compromise the purpose of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) and similar initiatives. The concept of multilevel environmental
impact analysis was developed to mitigate these shortcomings by producing
more concise, focused, and readable evaluations.
A major objective of the approach is to streamline the process. “It takes too
long and dela ...