Environmental Impact Statements: A Comprehensive Guide to Project and Strategic Planning.

Charles H. Eccleston. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. [phone]. 346 pp. $69.95 Clothbound.

Environmental Impact Statements: A Comprehensive Guide to Project and Strategic Planning focuses on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as a process and framework for the planning of programs and projects. The book describes relevant guidance and requirements that the EIS document must satisfy--illustrated with lessons from case law--and presents strategies, tools, techniques, and methodologies for managing EIS projects of any size. The author guides readers through each step of the process using an incremental, building-block approach to describe the entire EIS planning process.

Charles H. Eccleston is the author of The NEPA Planning Process and the forthcoming How to Write Effective Environmental Assessments.