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Abbreviations and Acronyms

A


AA

Appropriate assessment

ABI

UK Annual Business Inquiry

ADB

African Development Bank

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AEE

Assessment of environmental effects

AEP

Association of Environmental Professionals

ANZECC

Australia and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council

AONB

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

APC

Air pollution control

API

Assessment on Proponent Information (WA)

AQMA

Air quality management area

 

B


BAA

BAA Airports Limited (previously British Airports Authority)

BANANA

Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything

BG

Bulgaria

BIO

Bio Intelligence Service S.A.S.

BME

Black and minority ethnic

BPEO

Best practicable environmental option

BP

British Petroleum

BS

British Standard

BWEA

British Wind Energy Association

 

C

CAREC

Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia

CBA

Cost–benefit analysis

CC

County Council

CCGT

Combined cycle gas turbine

CCHP

Combined cooling heat and power

CCS

Carbon capture and storage

CCW

Countryside Council for Wales

CE

Categorical exclusion

CEA

Cumulative effects assessment

CEAA

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

CEAM

Cumulative effects assessment and management

CEARC

Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council

CEC

Commission of the European Communities

CEGB

Central Electricity Generating Board

CEMP

Construction environmental management plan

CEPA

Commonwealth Environmental Protection Agency (Australia)

CEQ

US Council on Environmental Quality

CEQA

California Environmental Quality Act

CHP

Combined heat and power

CIA

Cultural impact assessment

CIE

Community impact evaluation

CISDL

Centre for International Sustainable Development Law

CITES

Convention on Trade in Endangered Species

CLG

UK Department for Communities and Local Government

CO2

Carbon dioxide

COWI

COWI A/S

CPO

Compulsory purchase order

CPRE

Campaign to Protect Rural England

CRM

Contingent ranking method

CRS

US Congressional Research Service

CRTN

Calculation of road traffic noise

CSR

Corporate social responsibility

CVM

Contingent valuation method

CY

Cyprus

CZ

Czech Republic

 

D

dB

Decibels

dBA

A-weighted decibels

DA

Devolved administration (in the UK)

DBIS

UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

DC

District Council

DCLG

UK Department for Communities and Local Government

DECC

UK Department of Energy and Climate Change

DEFRA

UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DETR

UK Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions

DFID

UK Department for International Development

DfT

UK Department for Transport

DG

Directorate General (CEC)

DMRB

Design manual for roads and bridges

DoE

UK Department of the Environment

DOEn

UK Department of Energy

DoT

UK Department of Transport

DTI

UK Department for Trade and Industry

 

E


EA

Environmental assessment

EA

UK Environment Agency

EAGGF

European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

EAP

Environmental action plan

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

ECJ

European Court of Justice

EcIA

Ecological impact assessment

EDF

Electricite de France

EE

Estonia

EEA

European Environment Agency

EIA

Environmental impact assessment

EIB

European Investment Bank

EID

Environmental impact design

EIR

Environmental impact report

EIR

Environmental impact review

EIS

Environmental impact statement

EM&A

Environmental monitoring and audit

EMAS

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

EMP

Environmental management plan

EMS

Environmental management system

EN

English Nature

ENDS

Environmental Data Services

EPA

UK Environmental Protection Act

EPA

US Environmental Protection Act

EPA

US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA

West Australian Environmental Protection Authority

EPB

Environmental Protection Bureau (China)

EPBCA

Environmental Protection and Bio-diversity Conservation Act (Australia)

EPD

Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department

EqIA

Equality impact assessment

ERM

Environmental Resources Management Limited

ES

Environmental statement

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

ETSU

Energy Technology Support Unit

EU

European Union

 

F


FEARO

Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office

FEIS

Final environmental impact statement

FHWA

US Federal Highway Administration

FoE

Friends of the Earth

FONSI

Finding of no significant impact

 

G

G1, G2

Generation 1; Generation 2

GAM

Goals achievement matrix

GHG

Greenhouse gases

GHK

GHK Consulting Limited

GIS

Geographical information systems

GNP

Gross national product

GP

General practitioner

GPDO

General Permitted Development Order

GW

Gigawatt

 

H


h, ha

Hectare

HEP

Hydro-electric power

HGV

Heavy goods vehicle

HIA

Health impact assessment

HMG

Her Majesty’s Government

HMIP

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution

HMSO

Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

HPF

Household production function

HPM

Hedonic price methods

HRA

Habitats regulation assessment

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

HU

Hungary

HWS

Hampshire Waste Services

 

I


IA

Impact assessment

IAIA

International Association for Impact Assessment

IAU

Impacts Assessment Unit (Oxford Brookes)

IEA

Institute of Environmental Assessment

IEMA

Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment

IFI

International Funding Institution

IIA

Integrated impact assessment

IMD

Index of Multiple Deprivation

INEM

International Network for Environmental Management

IOCGP

Inter-organizational Committee on Guidelines and Principles for Social Impact Assessment

IPC

Infrastructure Planning Commission

IPC

Integrated pollution control

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

IPHI

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IWM

Institute of Waste Management

 

J


JEAPM

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

JNCC

Joint Nature Conservancy Council

 

K


JEAPM

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

JNCC

Joint Nature Conservancy Council

 

L


L10

Noise level exceeded for no more than 10 per cent of a monitoring period

LB

London Borough

LCA

Life cycle assessment

LNG

Liquified natural gas

LPA

Local planning authority

LT

Lithuania

LTP

Local transport plan

LTP3

Third local transport plan

LULU

Locally unacceptable land uses

LV

Latvia

 

M


MAFF

UK Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

MAUT

Multi-attribute utility theory

MBC

Metropolitan Borough Council

MCA

Multi-criteria assessment

MCDA

Multi-criteria decision analysis

MEA

Manual of Environmental Appraisal

MMO

Marine Management Organization (UK)

MoD

UK Ministry of Defence

MOEP

Ministry of Environmental Protection (China)

MT

Malta

MW

Megawatt

 

N


NE

Natural England

NEPA

US National Environmental Policy Act

NGC

National Grid Company

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NHS

National Health Service

NIMBY

Not in my back yard

NOx

Nitrogen oxide

NPDV

Net present day value

NPS

National Policy Statement

NSIP

Nationally significant infrastructure project

NTS

Non-technical summary

 

O


ODA

Olympic Delivery Authority

ODPM

UK Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OISD

Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development

OJ

Official Journal of the European Communities

OTP

Operational Transport Programme

 

P


PADC

Project Appraisal for Development Control

PAS

Planning Advisory Service

PBS

Planning balance sheet

PEIR

Programme environmental impact report

PEIS

Programmatic environmental impact statement

PER

Public Environmental Review (WA)

PIC

Partnerships in Care

PL

Poland

PM10

Particulate matter of less than 10 microns in diameter

PPG

Planning Policy Guidance

PPPs

Policies, plans and programmes

PPPP

Policy, plan, programme or project

PPS

Planning policy statement

PWR

Pressurized water reactor

 

Q


QBL

Quadruple bottom line

QOLA

Quality of life assessment

 

R


RA

Resilience Alliance

RA

Risk assessment

RMA

Resource Management Act (NZ)

RO

Romania

ROD

Record of decision

RSPB

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

RTPI

Royal Town Planning Institute

 

S


S106

Section 106

S&EIA

Socio-economic and environmental impact assessment

SA

Sustainability appraisal

SAC

Special Area of Conservation

SAIEA

Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment

SAVE

SAVE Britain’s Heritage

SD

Sustainable development

SDD

Scottish Development Department

SEA

Strategic environmental assessment

SEERA

South East England Regional Assembly

SEPA

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

SI

Slovenia

SIA

Social impact assessment

SK

Slovakia

SNH

Scottish Natural Heritage

SNIFFER

Strategic Environmental Assessment Guidance

SO2

Sulphur dioxide

SOER

State of the Environment Report

SoS

Secretary of State

SPA

Special Protection Area

SSE

Stop Stansted Expansion

SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

 

T


TBL

Triple bottom line

T&CP

Town and country planning

TIA

Transport impact assessment

TRL

Transport Research Laboratory

 

U


UKNEA

UK National Ecosystem Assessment

UN

United Nations

UNCED

United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

US

United States

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

 

V


VEC

Valued ecosystem component

VMP

Visitor management plan

VROM

Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

 

W

WA

Western Australia

WBCSD

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

WHO

World Health Organization

WID

USAID Women in Development

WTA

Willingness to accept

WTP

Willingness to pay