The impotence of cumulative effects assessment in Canada: Ailments and ideas for redeployment

Environmental Management

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-161

  Duinker, Peter N ^a   Greig, Lorne A ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ESSA Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basque country; Biological diversity; Forestry management; Pine plantations; Pinus radiata

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BASQUE COUNTRY; FORESTRY MANAGEMENT; PINE PLANTATIONS; PINUS RADIATA;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS ASSESSMENT; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; HISTORY; LAND USE; REVIEW;

CANADA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 31544438878     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0240-5     Document Type: Review

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