First published 1984 by Westview Press, Inc.

Introduction: problem statement and project context -- Part 1 Redefining the scope of environmental assessment -- 1 A process-oriented approach to human concerns in environmental decision making / Stephen Kaplan -- 2 Assessing human concerns for environmental decision making / Rachel Kaplan -- 3 EIS scoping for aesthetics / Carl H. Petrich -- Socioeconomic impact assessment and nuclear power plant licensing / Elizabeth Peelle -- 5 The role of human values, attitudes, and beliefs in environmental assessment / Margaret S. Hrezo and William E. Hrezo. Part 2 Applying assessment techniques -- 6 Improving predictive performance ad usefulness of biological environment impact assessment / Diana Valiela -- 7 Preliminary environmental assessment techniques for soils / Nellie M. Stark -- 8 Land-capability analysis as a planning and regulatory tool / James J. Jordan -- 9 The application of image-based information systems for environmental assessment / Ronald G. McLeod -- 10 Toward a participant value method for the presentation of environmental impact data / Eric L. Hyman, David H. Moreau, and Bruce Stiftel -- 11Comparisons of methods for evaluating multi-attributed alternatives in environmental assessments / Benjamin F. Hobbs, Muchael D. Rowe, Barbara L Pierce, and Peter M. Meier -- 12 The scoping concept and citizen involvement / James R. Pease and Richard C. Smardon. Part 3 Keying analysis to decision makers -- 13 How to write a socially useful EIS / Selina Bendix -- 14 The EIS and the decision maker / Ruth-Ellen -- 15 The impact judgment / Robert E. Henshaw -- 16 Organizational environmental management / Shelby Smith-Sanclare. Part 4 Analysis and case study -- 17 The costs of environmental review / Stuart L. Hart -- 18 The fate of EIS projects / Granville H. Sewell and Susan Korrick -- 19 Improving the EIS process / Lloyd C. Irland -- 20 The interface between federal and state EIS requirements / Dennis Lundblad -- 21 The uses of scoping / Samuel G. Mygatt -- 22 Changing the environmental review procedure in Minnesota / Sharon Decker. Part 5 Recent changes and conclusions -- 23 The 1979 CEQ NEPA regulations / Nicholas C. Yost -- 24 Concluding observations and future directions.