Attention to impact pathways in EISs of large dam projects

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-87

  Brismar, Anna ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cumulative impact; Environmental Impact Statement (EIS); Impact pathway; Large dam project; River basin

Indexed keywords

DAMS; FILLING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

IMPACT PATHWAYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN;

TOR;

EID: 0842306384     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-9255(03)00162-8     Document Type: Article

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