EcoEffect for outdoor environments; the process of tool development

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 439-454

  Myhr, Ulla ^a   Johansson, Rolf ^b  

^a Department of Urban and Rural Development ^*  (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment tool; Outdoor environment; Property level assessment; Tool development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; BUILDING SECTORS; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EVALUATION TOOLS; FOCUS GROUPS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; PROPERTY-LEVEL ASSESSMENT; TOOL DEVELOPMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LEGISLATION; TESTING METHOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 50149116007     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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