The handling of causality in SEA guidance

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-187

  Perdicoulis A ^a   Hanusch, M ^b   Kasperidus, H D ^b   Weiland, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Causal thinking; Causality; Guidance; SEA

Indexed keywords

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CAUSAL THINKING; CAUSALITY; GUIDANCE; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA);

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESEARCH;

EID: 33846366594     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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