Technologies for Environmental Cleanup Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management

This volume is based on a number of reports prepared over several years for a research project jointly sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme, the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau & the Australian & New Zealand Environment & Conservation Council. Since release of the report of the World Commission on Environment & Development, the quest has intensified for methods that combine economic analysis & environmental assessments to achieve the goals of sustainable development. The main purpose of this volume is to explain how this may be accomplished. It combines scientific assessments, economic analysis & governmental procedures in an integrated approach to planning for economic development & environmental protection. The first four chapters explain economic concepts & techniques & their incorporation in EIA procedure. Six carefully selected case studies are presented, demonstrating practical applications in six different countries -- Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, the Philippines, Hawaii & Australia. The volume will assist all participants involved in environmental impact assessment: public & private development proponents, environmental & conservation groups, public administrators & decision makers, & interested members of the public. The book is unique in that it combines economics, EIA techniques, procedures, & institutional aspects.Avogadro, A. is the author of 'Technologies for Environmental Cleanup Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management', published 1994 under ISBN 9780792327769 and ISBN 0792327764.