Advances and challenges of incorporating ecosystem services into impact assessment

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 180, Issue , 2016, Pages 485-492

  Rosa, Josianne Claudia Sales ^a   Sánchez, Luis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beneficiaries; Ecosystem services approach; Environmental and social impact assessment; Iron ore; Mining; Social impacts

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; MINING;

BENEFICIARY; CURRENT PRACTICES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE; KNOWLEDGE AREAS; MINING PROJECTS; SOCIAL IMPACT;

IRON ORES;

ADVANCE RATE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; IRON ORE; MINERALS INDUSTRY; MINING INDUSTRY; MITIGATION; RESEARCH PROGRAM; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION TREE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; MINING; WELLBEING; ENVIRONMENT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MINING; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CHANGE;

EID: 84973102907     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.05.079     Document Type: Article

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