How robust is the environmental impact assessment process in South Australia? Behind the scenes of the Adelaide seawater desalination project

Marine Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 500-506

  Kämpf, Jochen ^a   Clarke, Beverley ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental Impact Assessment; Marine conservation; Operating licence; Seawater desalination; South Australia

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEAWATER;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84908593539     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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