Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia, 6th Edition

This book presents a comprehensive overview of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) both globally and in Australia. … There is a very detailed discussion of EIA in Australia, both at the Commonwealth and individual State/Territory levels. This includes a history of legislation and practice in each case and a detailed discussion of legislation, regulations and procedures. The aim here is clearly to provide a resource for those who practise or are likely to practise EIA or who need to understand how it works as part of their roles in government or business. Apart from its value to practitioners of EIA, Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia would be a useful reference book for university or training courses on EIA. Read full review… - Robert Fisher, Australian Geographer, April 2015 Reviews of previous editions: One of the book’s strengths is its comprehensive overview and comparison of Australian environmental impact assessment regimes. Further, much of the theory and development of practice of environmental impact assessment used in the book is drawn from international and interstate jurisdictions. The most interesting and substantial updates to the book relate to the long-awaited adoption of strategic environmental assessment into many Australian jurisdictions and the possibilities for the practice and theory of environmental impact assessment to be used in novel ways, particularly in the international realm… legal practitioners and students will find this edition more relevant and more useful than earlier versions. - Law Institute Journal of Victoria, August 2009 Except for a necessary update to ever-evolving administrative arrangements, this book remains a key text on the topic in Australia. It has the hallmarks of a guide, a handbook, a textbook and a manual. The price makes it accessible to a broad readership from undergraduate students to commencing practitioners in consulting firms, industry or government. … In a material and mechanical way the authors achieve what they set out to do - illustrate the practice and provide a resource for anyone seeking detail on EIA. - Geographical Review, Vol 45 No 1, March 2007 This text can be considered well researched, informative and well-written. The strong point of this book lies in the delicate balance between theory and practice. Ultimately, EIA ought to be well received and useful to a broad audience. - Eingana, Vol 28 No 2, August 2005 Environmental Impact Assessment in Australia: Theory and Practice is a valuable reference book. It is comprehensive and logical in its handling of the subject matter, and is a very useful handbook for both new and experienced practitioners. The book should have wide appeal to environmental professionals wanting guidance in undertaking EIA in Australia as well as legal practitioners and professionsals engaged in environmentally-related discliplines. - Australian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol 12⁄2, June 2005

Mandy Elliott has been working as an independent environmental consultant for the past two and a half years. Prior to this, she worked in the environmental impact assessment area of the Victorian State government for ten years. Prior to working for the Victorian government, Mandy worked for periods in both the private and public sectors, with four years experience within a multinational environmental engineering and consultancy firm. The range of project experience includes numerous EIAs, stakeholder consultation, environmental auditing, environmental planning and environmental management.

Mandy has degrees in environmental law, applied science (environmental management) and social science.

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