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Environmental Impact Assessment: An Overview of Method Types and Key Factors

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Tools and Methods for Pollution Prevention

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An overview of the field of Environmental Impact Assessment is presented. The different types of methods considered in this overview are presented and their key terms and traits are identified. The role of impact assessment in various applications is discussed, along with identification of key questions and issues that need to be addressed.

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  1. Computer Aided Process Engineering Center (CAPEC) Department of Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Building 229, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark

    Peter M. Harper

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  1. National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA

    Subhas K. Sikdar

  2. Department of Engineering and Public Policy and the Environmental Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Urmila Diwekar

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Harper, P.M. (1999). Environmental Impact Assessment: An Overview of Method Types and Key Factors. In: Sikdar, S.K., Diwekar, U. (eds) Tools and Methods for Pollution Prevention. NATO Science Series, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4445-2_13

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