A review of EIA report quality in the North West province of South Africa

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 229-240

  Sandham, Luke A ^a   Pretorius, Hester M ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); Environmental Impact Report (EIR); North West Province; Quality; Review package; South Africa

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

EIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR); REVIEW PACKAGES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

AFRICA; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 41949135154     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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