An environmental impact assessment system for agricultural R&D

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-244

  Rodrigues, Geraldo Stachetti ^a   Campanhola, Clayton ^a   Kitamura, Paulo Choji ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agricultural technology; Environmental impact assessment; Project appraisal; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SPREADSHEETS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; E I S; RESEARCH;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0037656456     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-9255(02)00097-5     Document Type: Article

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