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Facilitating Cumulative Impact Assessment in the EIA Process

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Burris, R. K., and Canter, L. W., International Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 53, 1997, pp. 11-29.
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This paper summarizes a broad-based review of the practice of cumulative impact assessment (CIA), both in the United States and internationally. The results were used to develop recommendations for improvement in the following topical categories: the need for standardization of a CI definition; the need for increased attention to CIA in EAs; the need for better utilization of scoping in the CIA process; the necessity for an appropriate land management framework if CIA is integrated into this context; the need to appropriately define spatial and temporal boundaries; the necessity for monitoring CI predictions to aid in future studies; and the desirability of considering CI issues early in the EIA process.
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Review of this paper will provide a perspective on CEA practice-related needs from the mid-1990s. The majority of the needs still exist.
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