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Impact assessment is increasingly becoming – mostly by statutory obligation but also for reasons of good practice – part and parcel of more and more development proposals in the United Kingdom and in Europe. For instance, while the Department of the Environment (DoE) in Britain was expecting about 50 Environmental Statements each year when this new practice was introduced in 1988, the annual number soon exceeded 300. | Expert Systems and Geographical Information Systems for Impact Assessment 2004 Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller with John Glasson Expert Systems and Geographical Information Systems for Impact Assessment Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller with John Glasson Oxford Brookes University UK LONDON AND NEW YORK 2004 Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller with John Glasson First published 2004 by Taylor Francis 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Taylor Francis Inc 29 West 35th Street New York NY 10001 Taylor Francis is an imprint of the Taylor Francis Group 2004 Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller with John Glasson Typeset in Sabon by Integra Software Services Pvt. Ltd Pondicherry India Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd Bodmin Cornwall All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic mechanical or other means now known or hereafter invented including photocopying and recording or in any information storage or retrieval system without permission in writing from the publishers. Every effort has been made to ensure that the advice and information in this book is true and accurate at the time of going to press. However neither the publisher nor the authors can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. In the case of drug administration any medical procedure or the use of technical equipment mentioned within this book you are strongly advised to consult the manufacturer s guidelines. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Rodriguez-Bachiller Agustin 1942- Expert systems and geographical information systems for impact assessment Agustin Rodriguez-Bachiller with John Glasson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Geographical information systems. 2. Expert systems Computer science