Transboundary impact assessment: Frameworks, experiences and challenges

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 234-238

  Schrage, Wiek ^a   Bonvoisin, Nick ^a  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Multilateral environmental agreements; Notification; Public participation; Transboundary impact assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LEGISLATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 66649115717     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/146155108X366004     Document Type: Article

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