ABSTRACT
Introduction Impact assessment must be redefined. The rationale for this reform was introduced in Chapter 1, as was the imperative for resource management o adopt sustain ability as a guiding philosophy and principal goal. A conceptual framework is needed that can serve as the basis for initiating appropriate environmental planning and policy for sustainability. In Chapter 1, it was suggested that impact assessment originated with a desire to be consistent with these goals but that it has failed to fulfil them.
