Evolution and current state of environmental assessment in Azerbaijan

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 253-263

  Bektashi, Leyli ^a   Cherp, Aleg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Azerbaijan; Environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PLANNING SYSTEM;

AZERBAIJAN;

EID: 0037800305     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154602781766573     Document Type: Article

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