A framework for participatory impact assessment: Involving stakeholders in European policy making, A case study of land use change in Malta

Ecology and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Morris, Jake Breton ^a   Tassone, Valentina ^b   de Groot, Rudolf ^b   Camilleri, Marguerite ^c   Moncada, Stefano ^d  

^a Forest Research

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Malta Environment and Planning Authority

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

European policy making; Land use change; Malta; Participatory impact assessment; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

MALTA;

EID: 79954525309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03857-160112     Document Type: Article

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