Cumulative effects assessment: A review of UK environmental impact statements

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 415-439

  Cooper, Lourdes M ^a   Sheate, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cumulative effects assessment (CEA); EIA; Habitats directive; Ramsar sites; SEA; Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Indexed keywords

IMPACT TESTING; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CUMULATIVE EFFECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; SITE OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036696188     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-9255(02)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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