Strategic environmental assessment in China: Opportunities, issues and challenges

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-385

  Lam, Kin Che ^a   Chen, Yongqin David ^a   Wu, Jing ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

National socio economic plan; Stakeholder analysis; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; NATIONAL PLANNING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHINA;

EID: 76449107790     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333209003415     Document Type: Review

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