Human-environment-society interactions: Dam projects as a case example

Environmental Quality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 71-76

  Mata Lima, Herlander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHICS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 66449101512     PISSN: 10881913     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tqem.20216     Document Type: Article

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