Health impact assessment and community involvement in land remediation decisions

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 915-922

  Lester, Carolyn ^a   Temple, Mark ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; HIA; Land remediation

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMEDIATION;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CYCLING; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LAND USE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE POLLUTION; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WALKING;

AMMONIA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COAL; COAL TAR; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALES;

EID: 33749440605     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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