UK and Italian EIA systems: A comparative study on management practice and performance in the construction industry

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 34, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-11

  Bassi, Andrea ^a   Howard, Robert ^b   Geneletti, Davide ^c,d   Ferrari, Simone ^e  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b Construction Communications ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^e POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Construction; EIA; Italy; UK

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EIA; FOLLOW UP; GOOD PRACTICES; ITALY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MITIGATION STRATEGY; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PROJECT DESIGNS; PROJECT PARTICIPANTS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SCOPING; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES; TERM OF REFERENCES; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; UK;

CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; PLANNING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GUIDELINE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITIGATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROJECT DESIGN; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855365648     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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