Is environmental impact assessment fulfilling its potential? The case of climate change in renewable energy projects

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-240

  Larsen, Sanne Vammen ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

climate change; enhancement; environmental impact assessment; positive impacts; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

DENMARK;

EID: 84905096887     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2014.898386     Document Type: Review

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