The role of public involvement in environmental impact assessment in Vietnam: Towards a more culturally sensitive approach

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-425

  Hostovsky, Charles ^a   Maclaren, Virginia ^a   McGrath, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Public involvement; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

VIET NAM;

EID: 77949651451     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640561003613187     Document Type: Article

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