Quality aspects of environmental impact assessment reports in the free state province, South Africa

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-57

  Kruger, E ^a   Chapman, O A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AFRICA; FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 29744434008     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2005.9713826     Document Type: Article

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