"Environmental Impact Assessments and Mitigation" explores how different industries like housing, mining, energy, and waste management can assess and manage their environmental impacts. The book emphasizes the importance of conducting environmental impact assessments (EIA) and creating environmental management plans (EMP) for all project phases. It provides examples from construction, manufacturing, transport, and mining to show how to identify and mitigate potential environmental impacts. The goal is to ensure that projects consider sustainability and environmental protection throughout their lifecycle.