Application of environmental risk assessment for strategic decision-making in coastal areas: case studies in China

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 826-842

  Wu, Kan Kan ^a,b   Zhang, Luo Ping ^b  

^a SOA Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic   (China)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; environmental risk assessment; Luoyuan Bay; principal coastal functional zoning; strategic decision making process; Xiamen Bay

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA; FUJIAN; LUOYUAN BAY; XIAMEN BAY;

EID: 84961212994     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2015.1042151     Document Type: Article

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