Impact mitigation in environmental impact assessment: Paper promises or the basis of consent conditions?

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 265-280

  Tinker, Lauren ^a   Cobb, Dick ^b   Bond, Alan ^b   Cashmore, Mat ^b  

^a Terence O'Rourke Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conditions; Effectiveness of mitigation; England; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental management plans; Mitigation; Planning obligations

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT; LEGISLATION; PLANNING PRACTICE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31644440876     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154605781765463     Document Type: Article

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