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Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Principles and procedures -- 1.Introduction and principles -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.The nature of EIA -- 1.3.The purposes of EIA -- 1.4.Projects, environment and impacts -- 1.5.Changing perspectives on EIA -- 1.6.Current issues in EIA -- 1.7.An outline of sub...

Contents note continued: 3.4.The Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2011 -- 3.5.Other EIA regulations -- 3.6.Summary and conclusions on changing legislation -- Some questions -- Notes -- References -- pt. 2 Process -- 4.Starting up: early stages -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Managing the EIA p...

Contents note continued: 6.3.Consultation with statutory consultees and other countries -- 6.4.EIA presentation -- 6.5.Review of EISs -- 6.6.Decisions on projects -- 6.7.Summary -- Some questions -- Notes -- References -- 7.Monitoring and auditing: after the decision -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.The i...

Contents note continued: Notes -- References -- 9.Case studies of EIA in practice -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Wilton power station case study: project definition in EIA -- 9.3.N21 link road, Republic of Ireland: EIA and European protected habitats -- 9.4.Portsmouth incinerator: public participation i...

Contents note continued: 11.1.Introduction -- 11.2.Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) -- 11.3.Sea worldwide -- 11.4.Sea in the UK -- 11.5.Summary -- Some questions -- Note -- References -- 12.Improving the effectiveness of project assessment -- 12.1.Introduction -- 12.2.Perspectives on change...