TABLE OF CONTENTS 



ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS 

 VOLUME III: EFFECTS ON LIVING RESOURCES AND HABITATS 



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FOREWORD 1 



PREFACE V 



LIST OF TABLES XV 



LIST OF FIGURES xvii 



LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xxii 



CONVERSION TABLE xxiv 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND DATA SOURCES xxv 



PART 1 - INTRODUCTION 1 



PART 2 - IMPACT ASSESSMENT 2 



2.1 IMPACT TERMS AND CONCEPTS 2 



2.1.1 The Impact Cycle 2 



2.2 IMPACT ELEMENTS 4 



2.2.1 Projects and Subprojects 4 



2.2.2 Activities 4 



2.2.3 Disturbances and Effects 5 



2.2.4 Impacts 7 



2.3 THE PROCESS OF IMPACT ASSESSMENT 8 



2.3.1 Analyze Proposed Work Plan (Step 1) 11 



2.3.2 Select Activities with Potential for Significant 

 Disturbance (Step 2) 11 



2.3.3 Analyze Potential Disturbance (Step 3) 11 



2.3.4 Identify Modifications to Work Plan (Step 4) 13 



Project Location 13 



Project Design 14 



Project Construction 14 



Project Operation and Maintenance 14 



2.3.5 Make Preliminary Recommendation (Step 5) 14 



2.3.6 Formulate Final Recommendation (Step 6) 15 



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