Strategic environmental assessment methodologies - Applications within the energy sector

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-123

  Finnveden, Göran ^a   Nilsson, Måns ^b   Johansson, Jessica ^a   Persson, Åsa ^b   Moberg, Åsa ^a,c   Carlsson, Tomas ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Applications; Energy sector; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MITIGATION STARTEGIES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PLANNING METHOD; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 0346668113     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-9255(02)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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