The doing and un-doing of public participation during environmental impact assessments in Kenya

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-226

  Okello, Nick ^a   Beevers, Lindsay ^b   Douven, Wim ^b   Leentvaar, Jan ^b  

^a Eco excellence Consultancy Ltd   (Kenya)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EIA; Environmental decision making; Kenya; Public participation; SEA

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70350238308     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/146155109X465940     Document Type: Article

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