Exploring the social dimensions and complexity of cumulative impacts: A case study of forest policy changes in Western Australia

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-63

  Loxton, Edwina A ^a   Schirmer, Jacki ^a,b,c   Kanowski, Peter ^a,b,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cumulative effects assessment and management; ex post facto social impact assessment; forestry; mitigation strategies; policy reform; social impacts

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; MITIGATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84875380344     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2012.755353     Document Type: Article

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