Towards a national strategic environmental assessment system in Lebanon

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-114

  Chaker, Alissar ^a   El Fadl, Karma ^b   Chamas, Lamia ^c   Abi Zeid Daou, Maya ^b   Hatjian, Berj ^b  

^a Directorate General of Environment   (Lebanon)

^b UNDP ^*  (Lebanon)

^c Ministry of Environment (MOE)   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability; Institutional framework; Lebanon; Legal framework; Procedural framework; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33746110702     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154606781765264     Document Type: Article

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