Athens 2004 Olympic Games' Transportation Plan: A missed opportunity for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) integration?

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-125

  Zagorianakos, Efthymis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens 2004 Olympic Games; European Union (EU) SEA Directive; SEA integration criteria; SEA of the Cape Town 2004 Olympic Bid; Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA); Sydney Olympics 2000 Bid; Transport Planning

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PLANNING PRACTICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 1942469483     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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