Legal, social and administrative frame work within which the energy industry operates. Development control systems, environmental impacts of the energy industrial activity. Global environmental issues and policies; Growth of environmental law, guiding principles and international influences. Environmental Management Systems; ISO 14000; BS7750; Environmental assessment of major industrial projects. Evolution of environmental impact analysis, assessment and auditing; Environmental management and best practice in Industrial and Agricultural operations. Conflicts, impacts, ameliorating measures, control of operations; visual, noise, dust impacts prediction and control; Ecological Issues, ecology and nature conservation. Landscape Assessment; Environmental auditing and restoration techniques; Review of planning controls over Industrial works and waste disposal: machinery of planning and development control.