Ecological restoration as precaution and not as restitutional compensation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1931-1948

  Wiegleb, Gerhard ^a   Bröring, Udo ^a   Choi, Gyewoon ^b   Dahms, Hans Uwe ^c   Kanongdate, Kamalaporn ^a   Byeon, Chan Woo ^c   Ler, Lian Guey ^b  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Impact assessment; Lusatian mining district; Precautionary principle; Restoration ecology; Saemangeum

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL LAW; LAND RECLAMATION; MONITORING; OPEN PIT MINE; PROBABILITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GERMANY; LUSATIA; NORTH CHOLLA; SAEMANGEUM; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84881027773     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0518-0     Document Type: Article

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