A critique of the performance of EIA within the offshore oil and gas sector

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-39

  Barker, Adam ^a   Jones, Carys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EIA performance; EIA quality; Offshore ecosystems; Oil and gas

Indexed keywords

EIA PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENTS; EVIDENCE- BASED DECISIONS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OIL AND GAS; OIL AND GAS SECTOR; STRUCTURED REVIEW;

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

DECISION MAKING;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; COMPLIANCE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OFFSHORE APPLICATION; OIL FIELD; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84879577326     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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