Strategic environmental assessment for sustainability: A review of a decade of academic research

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 60-66

  White, Lisa ^a   Noble, Bram F ^a  

^a University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

Institutional learning; SEA purpose; Sustainability approach; Sustainability operationalization

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING; SEA PURPOSE; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES; SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING; LITERATURE REVIEW; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84877912469     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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