Integration of environmental impact assessment into decision-making process: Practice of urban and rural planning in China

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 100-108

  Wu, Jing ^a   Chang, I Shin ^b   Lam, Kin Che ^c   Shi, Mingming ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Decision making process; Integration; Plan environmental impact assessment; Urban and rural plan

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INTEGRATION;

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE; INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN; OPERATIONAL LEVEL; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; PLANNING PROCESS; URBAN AND RURAL;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84897457570     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.100     Document Type: Article

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