Can we infer about ecosystem services from EIA and SEA practice? A framework for analysis and examples from Portugal

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-24

  Honrado, João Pradinho ^a,b   Vieira, Cristiana ^a   Soares, Claudia ^a   Monteiro, Margarida B ^c   Marcos, Bruno ^a   Pereira, Henrique M ^d   Partidário, Maria Rosário ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Environmental impact assessment; Portugal; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; NETWORK FUNCTION VIRTUALIZATION;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DPSIR FRAMEWORKS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); PORTUGAL; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; GENERAL PATTERNS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; META-ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84921475765     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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