Environmental impact assessment: Retrospect and prospect

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-300

  Jay, Stephen ^a   Jones, Carys ^b   Slinn, Paul ^c   Wood, Christopher ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Environmental impact assessment; Founding purposes

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMPIRICAL STUDIES; PROCEDURAL IMPLEMENTATION; RATIONALIST BEGINNINGS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUTURE PROSPECT; PLANNING METHOD;

EID: 34247488711     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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