Combining Facts and Values in Environmental Impact Assessment: Theories and Techniques

摘要: This book integrates theories and techniques from a wide range of disciplines in an effort to improve the practice existing environmental impact assessment methods. The authors discuss benefit-cost analysis; land-suitability checklists; matrices; networks; modeling, simulation, resource management approaches; as well multiple objective analysis. They also explore common pitfalls suggest ways handling facts values, risk uncertainty, presentation communication findings. extends current practices by drawing upon relevant political science, economics, psychology, ecology. From this broad, interdisciplinary perspective, debate various means estimating how general public places social economic value on environment. To remedy shortcomings methods, concludes presenting new method for assessment, including case study application land-use watershed management.