Complicated. Confusing. Controversial. Costly. Time-consuming. These words are used by government planners, the public and developers alike to describe the environmental planning process. EDAW's environmental planners job is to simplify, clarify, add value, save the client time, and support solid decision making where decisions regarding the environment are concerned. Dry words to describe work we do with passion and with a unique formula. We have a deep understanding of all facets of development, from watershed plans to master planned communities, from highways to wastewater treatment plants. EDAW's staff of environmental planners and scientists can draw upon the firm's land planners, designers, and economists to provide clients with a rich team to evaluate and permit their projects.

EDAW starts by providing senior-level expertise to its clients. Our senior staff commits to service, responsiveness and quality assurance to ensure our work meets regulatory requirements and is defensible if challenged. Not only do we assess a project's impacts, we also develop strategies to help the project to best benefit from environmental assets that a site may enjoy, or conversely how best to remediate an environmentally damaged site. How can a site benefit from the implementation of a wetland park? How can a bio habitat corridor restore flora and fauna? How can the plan for a new community's water system actually improve water quality? How will storm water runoff be handled? These issues are of growing importance in China where a maturing economy and an ever-increasing sophistication of consumers demands a healthy environment. EDAW provides experts to address the requirements for these environmental issues early in the planning process, working side by side with our Planning and Design experts to enhance the environment while adding value to a project.

EDAW's technical staff includes environmental analysts, wildlife and fishery biologists, botanists, restoration ecologists, archaeologists and historians, air quality and environmental noise specialists, visual impact analysts and simulation experts, recreation planners, and socioeconomists. These specialists, led by our seasoned project managers, provide our clients with full-service teams geared toward project success.

Project Types
/  Resource Management & GIS Services
/  Wetland Parks Design
/  Ecological Restoration & Biological Studies
/  Environmental Assessment
/  Recreational Planning
/  Nature Reserve Planning & Management & Green Communities