Public participation in EIA of nuclear power plant decommissioning projects: A case study analysis

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 617-641

  Bond, Alan ^a   Palerm, Juan ^b   Haigh, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^c Paul Haigh Partnership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Contentious projects; Decommissioning; Environmental Impact Assessment; Nuclear power plants; Public participation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECOMMISSIONING (NUCLEAR REACTORS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DECOMMISSIONING PROJECTS; ENVRIONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA);

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

DECOMMISSIONING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142695888     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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