The quality of environmental impact reports for projects with the potential of affecting wetlands in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 155-162

  Sandham, L A ^a   Moloto, M J ^a   Retief, F P ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Environmental impact report (E1R); Quality review; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; WETLANDS;

DECISION MAKERS; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; EIA REGULATIONS; EIA REPORT QUALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION; INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; QUALITY REVIEWS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; WETLAND;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 47249106387     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i2.183635     Document Type: Article

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