The role of environmental non-governmental organisations in the environmental impact assessment process in Japan

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-293

  Ryu, Jehong ^a   Walmsley, James Daniel ^b   Slinn, Paul ^c   Harashina, Sachihiko ^d  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Walmsley/Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

EIA; Japan; NGOs

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; TIDAL FLAT;

ASIA; AWASE TIDAL FLATS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [OKINAWA (PRF)]; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS; WORLD;

EID: 13644274222     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154604781765798     Document Type: Article

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