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Impact Assessment and Sustainable Resource Management
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The need for redefining the role of impact assessment in sustainable resource management is discussed in this paper, where the impact assessment methods and methodology are discussed as well as public policy and interest representation.Abstract:
1.The need for redefinition 2.Impact assessment methods and methodology 3.Institutional arrangements for impact assessment 4.Public policy and interest representation 5.Planning and the role of impact assessment 6.Impact assessment redefined 7.Frontier developments 8.Linear facilities 9.Waste management 10.Implications for sustainable resource management Conclusions Referencesread more
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