Changing conceptions and potential for conflict in environmental assessment: Environmental integration and sustainable development

Environmental Policy and Law

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 219-230

  Sheate, William R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EUROPE;

EID: 0348252301     PISSN: 0378777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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