Cumulative effects in Swedish EIA practice - difficulties and obstacles

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-115

  Wärnbäck, Antoienette ^a   Hilding Rydevik, Tuija ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cumulative effects; EIA legislation; EIA practice; Environmental Impact Assessment; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; CURRENT SITUATIONS; EIA LEGISLATION; EIA PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; EU REGULATIONS; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; SWEDEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 58149463190     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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