Environmental pollution challenges and associated planning and management issues facing offshore oil and gas field development in the UK

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 253-276

  Salter, Edward ^a   Ford, John ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS FIELD; OFFSHORE ENGINEERING; OIL FIELD;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034000129     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560010702     Document Type: Review

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