Quality of environmental impact assessment: Finnish EISs and the opinions of EIA professionals

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-27

  Jalava, Kimmo ^a   Pasanen, Sanna ^a   Saalasti, Mikko ^a   Kuitunen, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

EIA; EIS; Finland; Opinion; Quality review

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 77950168924     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/146155110X488826     Document Type: Article

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