"The idea of building an economy which supports sustainable development without degrading the environment has been widely debated and broadly embraced by politicians, civil servants, the media, academics and the public alike for several decades. This book explores the measures being trialled at...

Aims and objectives of environmental impact assessment -- An overview of environmental impact assessment in Canada -- Tools supporting EIA practice -- Screening procedures -- Scoping and environmental baseline assessments -- Prediciting environmental impacts -- Managing project impacts --...