CEQA Deskbook: A Step-By-Step Guide
CEQA Deskbook, 3rd edition was named 2014 Outstanding Environmental Resource Document by the Association of Environmental Professionals, California Chapter, described in the award citation as "A must have reference book for anybody in our profession!"
This award-winning book is a veritable "soup to nuts" guide to CEQA and the environmental review process. It contains easy-to-understand explanations of the key policies, players, procedures, and practices related to CEQA compliance. It takes the reader through the process from the Initial Study and Notice of Preparation all the way to agency decision-making and litigation. The book also explains how to prepare useful and legally sufficient environmental documents, including Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs).
CEQA Deskbook is unique...
The only easy-to-understand, illustrated guide to CEQA
Used by professionals throughout California
Recognized by the Association of Environmental Professionals with an Outstanding Environmental Resource Document award
Cited as an authoritative source by the California courts
A popular textbook in professional workshops and university courses
THIS EDITION INCLUDES:
- All legislative amendments through 2012
- The most recent version of the State CEQA Guidelines, including revisions related to greenhouse gas emissions
- Sidebar discussion of key court decisions
- Practice tips addressing commonly occurring issues
- New and revised flow charts and diagrams explaining important elements of CEQA
- Advice about integrating CEQA with NEPA and other environmental laws
- Hard-to-find studies of CEQA's effectiveness
- Pointers for successful compliance
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
- Climate Change, greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts in CEQA documents
- New Chapters and expanded discussions on Initial Studies, Negative Declarations and Mitigated Negative Declarations
- Additional case tables summarizing key court decisions
- Coverage of new legislation and CEQA Guidelines revisions
- Practice Tips for successful implementation of CEQA
With the CEQA Deskbook, users will be able to...
- Understand the entire environmental review process under CEQA
- Determine if a project is subject to CEQA
- Learn when to prepare Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports, including Program and Master EIRs
- Streamline CEQA through the use of "tiering" and other tools
- Prepare complete, useful, and legally sufficient documents
- Develop an appropriate range of alternatives
- Write adequate, feasible, and effective mitigation measures
- Critically review and evaluate CEQA documents
- Integrate CEQA with other environmental laws, including NEPA
The CEQA Deskbook is ideal for:
- Environmental specialists
- State and local agency staff and decision makers
- Attorneys specializing in environmental law
- Students
- Concerned citizens who want to effectively influence the environmental decisions that shape their communities
- Anyone looking for a reader-friendly overview of CEQA
PUBLISHER: Solano Press Books, 2012
ISBN/ISBN 13: 0923956484, 9780923956486
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| Description | CEQA Deskbook: A Step-By-Step Guide on How to Comply with CEQA by Ronald E. Bass, Kenneth M. Bogdan, Antero Rivasplata, Terry Rivasplata CEQA Deskbook, 3rd edition was named 2014 Outstanding Environmental Resource Document by the Association of Environmental Professionals, California Chapter, described in the award citation as "A must have reference book for anybody in our profession!" This award-winning book is a veritable "soup to nuts" guide to CEQA and the environmental review process. It contains easy-to-understand explanations of the key policies, players, procedures, and practices related to CEQA compliance. It takes the reader through the process from the Initial Study and Notice of Preparation all the way to agency decision-making and litigation. The book also explains how to prepare useful and legally sufficient environmental documents, including Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs). CEQA Deskbook is unique... The only easy-to-understand, illustrated guide to CEQA Used by professionals throughout California Recognized by the Association of Environmental Professionals with an Outstanding Environmental Resource Document award Cited as an authoritative source by the California courts A popular textbook in professional workshops and university courses THIS EDITION INCLUDES:
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
With the CEQA Deskbook, users will be able to...
The CEQA Deskbook is ideal for:
PUBLISHER: Solano Press Books, 2012 ISBN/ISBN 13: 0923956484, 9780923956486 |
