Institutionalising health impact assessment: The New Zealand experience

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-16

  Morgan, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Health impact assessment; Institutionalisation; New Zealand; Policy; Projects; Public health; Resource Management Act; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 43849095610     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/146155108X300547     Document Type: Review

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