Effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment system in Estonia

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 272-277

  Heinma, Kaupo ^a   Põder, Tõnis ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Decision making; EIA effectiveness assessment; Environmental Impact Assessment; Estonia

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT; EIA EFFECTIVENESS ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ESTONIA; GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; RELATIVE FREQUENCIES;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; SURVEYS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

DECISION MAKING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SELF GOVERNMENT;

ESTONIA;

EID: 77950029858     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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