The contribution of environmental assessment to sustainable development: Toward a richer empirical understanding

Environmental Management

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 516-530

  Cashmore, Matthew ^a   Bond, Alan ^a   Cobb, Dick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Outcomes; Sustainable development; Theory

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL VALIDATION;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; THEORY;

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34548072309     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-006-0234-6     Document Type: Article

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