A clear case of 'doublespeak': The Swedish governmental SEA implementation discourse

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 495-515

  Hilding Rydevik, Tuija ^a   Åkerskog, Ann ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discourse; EU directive; Planning practice; Strategic environmental assessment; Sweden

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SPATIAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79953860179     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2010.517989     Document Type: Article

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