Discretionary judgement in local planning authority decision making: Screening development proposals for environmental impact assessment

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 349-371

  Wood, Graham ^a   Becker, Julia ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20444436396     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560500067467     Document Type: Review

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