Environmental and Health Impact Assessment of Development Projects

This handbook for practitioners in environmental and public health, environmental management, toxicology and ecotoxicology has been prepared by an international group of experts from both developing and developed countries and covers a wide range of topics in both environmental impact assessment and environmental health impact assessment. Foreword. Preface. Introduction to EIA and health assessment. The nature of environmental impact assessment. Toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental epidemiology and human health. Risk assessment and management. Environmental and public health impact assessment. Data bases and information sources. Research needs: future development. Case study examples. Index. List of tables. List of figures.