Potential benefits of combining environmental management tools in a local authority context

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-151

  Emilsson, Sara ^a   Tyskeng, Sara ^a   Carlsson, Annica ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Environment Statistics ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Environmental management systems; Integration; Local authorities; Strategic environmental assessment; Substance flow analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 4744356748     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333204001663     Document Type: Review

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