Environmental and sustainability impact assessment in small islands: The case of Azores and Madeira

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-240

  Ramos, Tomás B ^a   Caeiro, Sandra ^b   Douglas, Calbert H ^c   Ochieng, Cocker ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Portuguese Distance Learning University   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental; Impact assessment; Small islands; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; REGIONAL GOVERNMENT; SMALL ISLAND; SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SMALL ISLAND STATE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; MADEIRA; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61349120743     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2009.023523     Document Type: Article

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