Theory versus practice in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-46

  Lobos, Víctor ^a,b   Partidario, Maria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo   (Chile)

Author keywords

Decision making; Planning process; Policy process; Strategic environmental assessment; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); PLANNING PROCESS; POLICY PROCESS; POLITICAL SENSITIVITIES; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; RESISTANCE TO CHANGE; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84901410063     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2014.04.004     Document Type: Article

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