The influence of incomplete or unavailable information on environmental impact assessment in the USA

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 448-467

  Atkinson, Samuel F ^a   Canter, Larry W ^b   Ravan, Melanie D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b Environmental Impact Training   (United States)

^c Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbitrary and capricious; Hard look; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NATURAL SCIENCES;

ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS; NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646364529     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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