Promoting environmental sustainability via an expert elicitation process

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 506-514

  Swor, Tom ^a   Canter, Larry ^b  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative effects management; Expert elicitation; Mitigation; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

COST EVALUATIONS; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EXPERT ELICITATION; GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY; MITIGATION; OHIO RIVER; POLICY MAKERS; PRIVATE SECTORS; SPECIFIC DESIGN;

ECOLOGY; NAVIGATION; PLANNING;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MITIGATION; NAVIGATION; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATE SECTOR; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

OHIO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958747104     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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