Barriers to deliberative participation in EIA: Learning from waste policies, plans and projects

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 269-293

  Petts, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytic deliberative processes; Deliberation; Environmental assessment; Public participation; Risk assessment; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0142151528     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333203001358     Document Type: Article

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