Strategic environmental assessment - Great potential for biodiversity?

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Byron, Helen ^a   Treweek, Jo ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 20444380960     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333205002080     Document Type: Editorial

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