Industry and government perspectives on First Nations' participation in the British Columbia environmental assessment process

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 216-225

  Booth, Annie L ^a   Skelton, Norm W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; First Nations; Indigenous people; Natural resource industry

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; COMMON GROUND; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FIRST NATIONS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; NATURAL RESOURCE INDUSTRY; RESOURCE INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; PLASTICS MOLDING; RATING; RESEARCH;

INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIMARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; RESEARCH WORK;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 79952738776     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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