BACKGROUND
INTRODUCTION
PREFACE

PART I :- ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN PRACTICE

1. THE ENVIRONMENT
1.1 Environmental Principles for Engineers
1.2 The Extent of the Environment

2. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN NZ
2.1 Resource Management Act, 1991 (RMA)
2.2 The Crown Minerals Act, 1991
2.3 The Building Act, 1991
2.4 The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, 1996
2.5 Other Legislation

3. INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS

PART II :- PROJECT APPLICATIONS

4. PROJECT STAGES
Project Quality Plan
Checklist 1 : Planning
Checklist 2 : Engineering Design
Checklist 3 : Construction
Checklist 4 : Commissioning
Checklist 5 : Operation
Checklist 6 : Termination

5. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
5.1 Planning and Design Phase
5.2 Commissioning Phase
5.3 Operational Life
5.4 Termination Phase

6. SCOPE OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
6.1 Evaluation of Need
6.2 Setting Up the Study

7. METHODS FOR EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
7.1 Types of Methods
7.2 Goals of Methods
7.3 Important Characteristics of Methods
7.4 Checklists
7.5 Scaling and Weighting Techniques
7.6 Overlays
7.7 Matrices
7.8 Networks
7.9 Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA)
7.10 References

Glossary

Bibliography

Other Key References

Appendices

Appendix 1 Elements of the Environment
Appendix 2 Earth Summit

Appendix 3 Resource Management Act, 1991
Appendix 4 Ecological Economics