Consideration of climate change impacts and adaptation in EIA practice - Perspectives of actors in Austria and Germany

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 57, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-88

  Jiricka, Alexandra ^a,b   Formayer, Herbert ^a,b   Schmidt, Anna ^a,b   Völler, Sonja ^c   Leitner, Markus ^c   Fischer, Thomas B ^d   Wachter, Thomas F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Institute for Landscape Development   (Austria)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Büro für Umweltplanung Dr Wachter   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actors; Climate change adaptation; Environmental Impact Assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ACTORS; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; COMPETENT AUTHORITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (EIA); PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; KNOWLEDGE; PLANNING PROCESS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

AUSTRIA; GERMANY;

EID: 84964545679     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2015.11.010     Document Type: Article

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