Assessing the performance of SIA in the EIA context: A case study of South Africa

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 707-724

  du Pisani, Jacobus A ^a   Sandham, Luke A ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Integrated impact assessment; National legislation; Social Impact Assessment (SIA); South Africa

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA); INTEGRATED IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NATIONAL LEGISLATION; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SIA); SOUTH AFRICA;

INTERNATIONAL LAW;

DEVELOPMENT LEVEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GUIDELINE; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33748867207     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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