Pipeline risk assessment and risk acceptance criteria in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 221-234

  Kirchhoff, Denis ^a   Doberstein, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Environmental suitability; Natural gas pipeline; Risk; Risk acceptance criteria; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GAS PIPELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION);

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33750460271     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154606781765156     Document Type: Article

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