Demonstrating the benefits of impact assessment for proponents

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 108-115

  Morrison Saunders, Angus ^a,b   Bond, Alan ^b,c   Pope, Jenny ^b,d   Retief, Francois ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d INTEGRAL SUSTAINABILITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cost benefit analysis; effectiveness; impact assessment benefits; proponents

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84927758731     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2014.981049     Document Type: Article

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