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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2014
      November 2009
      ISBN:
      9781139195775
      9780521888417
      9780521716550
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.84kg, 456 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.72kg, 456 Pages
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    Human induced development activities are introduced with insufficient attention to their consequences for our living environment, even in cases where environmental assessments have been carried out. This apparent lack of attention to biodiversity in environmental assessment is rooted in the difficulties we have in adequately addressing biodiversity within the scope, time frame and budget allocated for assessments. This book provides a conceptual background and practical approaches to overcome these difficulties. It integrates the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity, its ecosystem approach, and the conceptual framework of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment into a comprehensive approach to biodiversity in environmental assessment. It highlights the need to consider the value of biodiversity based on its use by each stakeholder, addresses the importance of both social and economic development to reach the Millennium Development Goals, and provides insights into ways to balance present and future needs.

    Reviews

    '… you will find plenty of nuggets of practical information …'

    Source: The Biologist

    'A valuable reference book and a thought provoking synthesis for both academics and environmental officers.'

    Source: Bulletin of the British Ecological Society

    '… provides a good account of the EIA process that should be followed in managing natural resources … This is an easy to read and well-produced book … It would broaden the scope of students' knowledge base by providing the fundamentals of the EIA process as viewed in many countries.'

    Source: Landscape Ecology

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