The emperor's new clothes - Reflections on strategic environmental assessment (SEA) practice in South Africa

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 504-514

  Retief, Francois ^a   Jones, Carys ^b   Jay, Stephen ^c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; SEA quality and effectiveness; South Africa; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MACROS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RESEARCH;

CASE STUDIES; DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; MICRO LEVELS; RESEARCH STRATEGIES; SEA QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS; SOUTH AFRICA; STRATEGIC DECISIONS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SYSTEM FEATURES;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; MAAR; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

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

EID: 50249187795     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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