Improving First Nations' participation in environmental assessment processes: Recommendations from the field

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-58

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia environmental assessment office; Canadian environmental assessment agency; Consultation; Environmental assessment; First Nations; Treaty 8 Tribal association

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 79952840501     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/146155111X12913679730395     Document Type: Article

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