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2024-2031 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Report - Production and Consumption Professional Analysis

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Published Date: 2024/07/06

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No. of Pages: 165

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Categories: Energy & Power

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This report elaborates the market size, market characteristics, and market growth of the Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services industry, and breaks down according to the type, application, and consumption area of Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services. The report also conducted a PESTEL analysis of the industry to study the main influencing factors and entry barriers of the industry.

In Chapter 3.4 of the report, the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the industry was fully assessed. Fully risk assessment and industry recommendations were made for Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services in a special period. This chapter also compares the markets of Pre COVID-19 and Post COVID-19.
In addition, chapters 8-12 consider the impact of COVID-19 on the regional economy.

Key players in the global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services market covered in Chapter 13:
Tetra Tech Inc
Arcadis
John Wood Group PLC
ANTEA GROUP
Bechtel Corporation
Ramboll Group
Stantec, Inc.
CH2M Hill
SLR International
ERM Group, Inc.
Golder Associates Ltd.
AECOM

In Chapter 6, on the basis of types, the Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services market from 2015 to 2025 is primarily split into:
Investment Assessment & Auditing
Permitting & Compliance
Project & Information Management
Monitoring & Testing
Others

In Chapter 7, on the basis of applications, the Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services market from 2015 to 2025 covers:
Water Management
Waste Management
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of production, trade of the following countries is covered in Chapter 4.2, 5:
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8, 9, 10, 11, 12:
North America (Covered in Chapter 8)
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe (Covered in Chapter 9)
Germany
UK
France
Italy
Spain
Others
Asia-Pacific (Covered in Chapter 10)
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Others
Middle East and Africa (Covered in Chapter 11)
Saudi Arabia
UAE
South Africa
Others
South America (Covered in Chapter 12)
Brazil
Others

Years considered for this report:
Historical Years: 2015-2019
Base Year: 2019
Estimated Year: 2020
Forecast Period: 2020-2025
Table of Content

1 Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market - Research Scope
1.1 Study Goals
1.2 Market Definition and Scope
1.3 Key Market Segments
1.4 Study and Forecasting Years

2 Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market - Research Methodology
2.1 Methodology
2.2 Research Data Source
2.2.1 Secondary Data
2.2.2 Primary Data
2.2.3 Market Size Estimation
2.2.4 Legal Disclaimer

3 Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forces
3.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
3.2 Top Impacting Factors (PESTEL Analysis)
3.2.1 Political Factors
3.2.2 Economic Factors
3.2.3 Social Factors
3.2.4 Technological Factors
3.2.5 Environmental Factors
3.2.6 Legal Factors
3.3 Industry Trend Analysis
3.4 Industry Trends Under COVID-19
3.4.1 Risk Assessment on COVID-19
3.4.2 Assessment of the Overall Impact of COVID-19 on the Industry
3.4.3 Pre COVID-19 and Post COVID-19 Market Scenario
3.5 Industry Risk Assessment

4 Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market - By Geography
4.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Value and Market Share by Regions
4.1.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value ($) by Region (2015-2020)
4.1.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
4.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Production and Market Share by Major Countries
4.2.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production by Major Countries (2015-2020)
4.2.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production Market Share by Major Countries (2015-2020)
4.3 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Market Share by Regions
4.3.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Regions (2015-2020)
4.3.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)

5 Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market - By Trade Statistics
5.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import
5.2 United States Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.3 Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.4 China Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.5 Japan Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.6 India Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
5.7 ...

6 Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market - By Type
6.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production and Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
6.1.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production by Types (2015-2020)
6.1.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
6.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value and Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
6.2.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value by Types (2015-2020)
6.2.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
6.3 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production, Price and Growth Rate of Investment Assessment & Auditing (2015-2020)
6.4 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production, Price and Growth Rate of Permitting & Compliance (2015-2020)
6.5 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production, Price and Growth Rate of Project & Information Management (2015-2020)
6.6 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production, Price and Growth Rate of Monitoring & Testing (2015-2020)
6.7 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production, Price and Growth Rate of Others (2015-2020)

7 Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market - By Application
7.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption and Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
7.1.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Applications (2015-2020)
7.1.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
7.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption and Growth Rate of Water Management (2015-2020)
7.3 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption and Growth Rate of Waste Management (2015-2020)
7.4 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption and Growth Rate of Others (2015-2020)

8 North America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market
8.1 North America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
8.2 United States Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
8.3 Canada Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
8.4 Mexico Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
8.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on North America Market

9 Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Analysis
9.1 Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
9.2 Germany Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
9.3 United Kingdom Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
9.4 France Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
9.5 Italy Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
9.6 Spain Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
9.7 The Influence of COVID-19 on Europe Market

10 Asia-Pacific Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Analysis
10.1 Asia-Pacific Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
10.2 China Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
10.3 Japan Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
10.4 South Korea Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
10.5 Southeast Asia Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
10.6 India Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
10.7 The Influence of COVID-19 on Asia Pacific Market

11 Middle East and Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Analysis
11.1 Middle East and Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
11.2 Saudi Arabia Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
11.3 UAE Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
11.4 South Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
11.5 The Influence of COVID-19 on Middle East and Africa Market

12 South America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Analysis
12.1 South America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
12.2 Brazil Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size
12.3 The Influence of COVID-19 on South America Market

13 Company Profiles
13.1 Tetra Tech Inc
13.1.1 Tetra Tech Inc Basic Information
13.1.2 Tetra Tech Inc Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.1.3 Tetra Tech Inc Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.2 Arcadis
13.2.1 Arcadis Basic Information
13.2.2 Arcadis Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.2.3 Arcadis Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.3 John Wood Group PLC
13.3.1 John Wood Group PLC Basic Information
13.3.2 John Wood Group PLC Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.3.3 John Wood Group PLC Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.4 ANTEA GROUP
13.4.1 ANTEA GROUP Basic Information
13.4.2 ANTEA GROUP Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.4.3 ANTEA GROUP Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.5 Bechtel Corporation
13.5.1 Bechtel Corporation Basic Information
13.5.2 Bechtel Corporation Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.5.3 Bechtel Corporation Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.6 Ramboll Group
13.6.1 Ramboll Group Basic Information
13.6.2 Ramboll Group Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.6.3 Ramboll Group Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.7 Stantec, Inc.
13.7.1 Stantec, Inc. Basic Information
13.7.2 Stantec, Inc. Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.7.3 Stantec, Inc. Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.8 CH2M Hill
13.8.1 CH2M Hill Basic Information
13.8.2 CH2M Hill Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.8.3 CH2M Hill Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.9 SLR International
13.9.1 SLR International Basic Information
13.9.2 SLR International Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.9.3 SLR International Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.10 ERM Group, Inc.
13.10.1 ERM Group, Inc. Basic Information
13.10.2 ERM Group, Inc. Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.10.3 ERM Group, Inc. Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.11 Golder Associates Ltd.
13.11.1 Golder Associates Ltd. Basic Information
13.11.2 Golder Associates Ltd. Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.11.3 Golder Associates Ltd. Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)
13.12 AECOM
13.12.1 AECOM Basic Information
13.12.2 AECOM Product Profiles, Application and Specification
13.12.3 AECOM Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Performance (2015-2020)

14 Market Forecast - By Regions
14.1 North America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.2 Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.3 Asia-Pacific Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.4 Middle East and Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast (2020-2025)
14.5 South America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast (2020-2025)

15 Market Forecast - By Type and Applications
15.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast by Types (2020-2025)
15.1.1 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Production and Market Share by Types (2020-2025)
15.1.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Value and Market Share by Types (2020-2025)
15.2 Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast by Applications (2020-2025)

List of Tables and Figures

Figure Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Picture
Table Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Key Market Segments
Figure Study and Forecasting Years
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Size and Growth Rate 2015-2025
Figure Industry PESTEL Analysis
Figure Global COVID-19 Status
Figure Market Size Forecast Comparison of Pre COVID-19 and Post COVID-19
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value ($) and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value ($) by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value Market Share by Regions in 2019
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production by Major Countries (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production Market Share by Major Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production Market Share by Regions in 2019
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Regions (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Regions (2015-2020)
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Regions in 2019
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export Top 3 Country 2019
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Import Top 3 Country 2019
Table United States Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table China Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table Japan Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table India Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Export and Import (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Production Share by Type (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value by Types (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value Market Share by Types (2015-2020)
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Value Share by Type (2015-2020)
Figure Global Investment Assessment & Auditing Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Investment Assessment & Auditing Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Permitting & Compliance Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Permitting & Compliance Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Project & Information Management Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Project & Information Management Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Monitoring & Testing Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Monitoring & Testing Price (2015-2020)
Figure Global Others Production and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Others Price (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Applications (2015-2020)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Applications (2015-2020)
Figure Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Share by Application (2015-2020)
Figure Global Water Management Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Waste Management Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Global Others Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure North America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table North America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table North America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure North America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure United States Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Canada Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Mexico Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure North America COVID-19 Status
Figure Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Europe Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Germany Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure United Kingdom Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure France Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Italy Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Spain Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Europe COVID-19 Status
Figure Asia-Pacific Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Asia-Pacific Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Asia-Pacific Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Asia-Pacific Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure China Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Japan Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South Korea Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Southeast Asia Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure India Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure Asia Pacific COVID-19 Status
Figure Middle East and Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Middle East and Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table Middle East and Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Middle East and Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Saudi Arabia Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure UAE Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South Africa Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Figure South America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table South America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption by Countries (2015-2020)
Table South America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure South America Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Consumption Market Share by Countries (2015-2020)
Figure Brazil Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Consumption and Growth Rate (2015-2020)
Table Tetra Tech Inc Company Profile
Table Tetra Tech Inc Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Tetra Tech Inc Production and Growth Rate
Figure Tetra Tech Inc Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Arcadis Company Profile
Table Arcadis Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Arcadis Production and Growth Rate
Figure Arcadis Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table John Wood Group PLC Company Profile
Table John Wood Group PLC Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure John Wood Group PLC Production and Growth Rate
Figure John Wood Group PLC Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table ANTEA GROUP Company Profile
Table ANTEA GROUP Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure ANTEA GROUP Production and Growth Rate
Figure ANTEA GROUP Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Bechtel Corporation Company Profile
Table Bechtel Corporation Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Bechtel Corporation Production and Growth Rate
Figure Bechtel Corporation Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Ramboll Group Company Profile
Table Ramboll Group Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Ramboll Group Production and Growth Rate
Figure Ramboll Group Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Stantec, Inc. Company Profile
Table Stantec, Inc. Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Stantec, Inc. Production and Growth Rate
Figure Stantec, Inc. Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table CH2M Hill Company Profile
Table CH2M Hill Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure CH2M Hill Production and Growth Rate
Figure CH2M Hill Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table SLR International Company Profile
Table SLR International Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure SLR International Production and Growth Rate
Figure SLR International Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table ERM Group, Inc. Company Profile
Table ERM Group, Inc. Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure ERM Group, Inc. Production and Growth Rate
Figure ERM Group, Inc. Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table Golder Associates Ltd. Company Profile
Table Golder Associates Ltd. Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure Golder Associates Ltd. Production and Growth Rate
Figure Golder Associates Ltd. Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Table AECOM Company Profile
Table AECOM Production, Value, Price, Gross Margin 2015-2020
Figure AECOM Production and Growth Rate
Figure AECOM Value ($) Market Share 2015-2020
Figure North America Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure Europe Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure Asia-Pacific Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure Middle East and Africa Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Figure South America Market Consumption and Growth Rate Forecast (2020-2025)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Production by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Production Share by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Value ($) by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Value Share by Types (2020-2025)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Consumption by Applications (2020-2025)
Table Global Environmental and Engineering Consulting Services Market Forecast Consumption Share by Applications (2020-2025)

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