SEA monitoring in Swedish regional transport infrastructure plans - Improvement opportunities identified in practical experience

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 400-406

  Lundberg, K ^a   Balfors, B ^a   Folkeson, L ^a   Nilsson, M ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follow up; Monitoring; Regional transport infrastructure plans; SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment); Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOLLOW-UP; PLANNING PERIOD; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; REGIONAL TRANSPORT; REMEDIAL ACTIONS; SEA MONITORING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; SWEDEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MONITORING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REGIONAL PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77956232313     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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