The importance of context in delivering effective EIA: Case studies from East Africa

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 286-296

  Marara, Madeleine ^a   Okello, Nick ^a   Kuhanwa, Zainab ^a   Douven, Wim ^a   Beevers, Lindsay ^a   Leentvaar, Jan ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; East Africa region; EIA context; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EAST AFRICA REGION; EIA CONTEXT; KENYA; RWANDA; TANZANIA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

AUTOTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW;

EAST AFRICA;

EID: 79952735176     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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