Climate change in SEA: Learning from English local spatial planning experience

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-302

  Posas, Paula J ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Core strategy sustainability appraisal; EU SEA directive; Public participation; Strategic environmental assessment; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOCAL PLANNING; SPATIAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960133179     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/146155111X12959673795967     Document Type: Article

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