Uncertainty in environmental impact assessment predictions: The need for better communication and more transparency

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-56

  Tennøy, Aud ^a   Kværner, Jens ^b   Gjerstad, Karl Idar ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Communication; Deviation; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental impact statement; Geohydrological effects; Prediction; Transparency; Transport; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 33646204574     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154606781765345     Document Type: Article

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