Constraints to environmental impact assessment practice: A case study of Cameroon

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-980

  Alemagi, Dieudonne ^a   Sondo, Venan A ^b   Ertel, Jürgen ^a  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BLACK AND VEATCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Environmental Impact Assessment; Evaluation; Legal and procedural framework

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 35448965739     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333207002809     Document Type: Article

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