Environmental agreements, EIA follow-up and aboriginal participation in environmental management: The Canadian experience

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-342

  O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Adaptive management; Canada; EIA follow up; Environmental assessment; Participation

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CONTRACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ABORIGINALS; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247493261     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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