Towards successful social impact assessment follow-up: A case study of psychosocial monitoring of a solid waste incinerator in the North of Portugal

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-233

  Lima, Maria Luísa ^a   Marques, Sibila ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Incineration; Portugal; Psychosocial monitoring; SIA follow up

Indexed keywords

MONITORING;

EID: 27644485017     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154605781765553     Document Type: Article

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