Strategic approaches to regional cumulative effects assessment: A case study of the Great Sand Hills, Canada

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-90

  Noble, Bram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Ecological integrity; Great Sand Hills; Regional cumulative effects assessment; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODELING; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

CANADA; GREAT SAND HILLS; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 48249139836     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/146155108X316405     Document Type: Article

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