The theory of environmental impact assessment: Implicit models of policy making

Policy and Politics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 415-433

  Bartlett, Robert V ^a   Kurian, Priya A ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0033428606     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557399782218371     Document Type: Article

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