Innovation in environmental assessment of community-based projects in sub-Saharan Africa

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-168

  Spaling, Harry ^a  

^a KING S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INNOVATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 2042461732     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1541-0064.00007     Document Type: Article

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