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Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Volume 28, 2010 - Issue 1
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Quality of Environmental Impact Assessment: Finnish EISs and the opinions of EIA professionals

Kimmo Jalava University of Jyväskylä, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, PO Box 35, FIN-40014, Finland Phone: +358 14 260 4226 Fax: +358 14 260 4226 E-mail: [email protected]
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Sanna Pasanen University of Jyväskylä, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, PO Box 35, FIN-40014, Finland Phone: +358 14 260 4226 Fax: +358 14 260 4226 E-mail: [email protected]
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Mikko Saalasti University of Jyväskylä, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, PO Box 35, FIN-40014, Finland Phone: +358 14 260 4226 Fax: +358 14 260 4226 E-mail: [email protected]
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Markku Kuitunen University of Jyväskylä, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, PO Box 35, FIN-40014, Finland Phone: +358 14 260 4226 Fax: +358 14 260 4226 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 15-27 | Published online: 20 Feb 2012

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