The quality of Portuguese Environmental Impact Studies: The case of small hydropower projects

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-205

  Pinho, Paulo ^a   Maia, Rodrigo ^a   Monterroso, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Impact Assessment reports; Quality assessment; Small hydropower plants

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; HYDROELECTRIC AND STEAM COMBINED POWER PLANTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

ECOLOGICAL HABITATS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORTS; QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; SMALL HYDROPOWER PLANTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ESTHETICS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; RESEARCH WORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947096525     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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