Realising strategic environmental assessment in antarctica

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-514

  Roura, Ricardo M ^a   Hemmings, Alan D ^b  

^a Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antarctic Treaty System; Antarctica; environmental impact assessment; Protocol of Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (Madrid Protocol); strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC TREATY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 80055080312     PISSN: 14643332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1464333211003973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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