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Three decades of EIA reforms in India: reflections on the complexities of simplifications

Urmila Jha-ThakurEnvironmental Assessment and Management Research Centre, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 244-248 | Received 16 Mar 2023, Accepted 18 Apr 2023, Published online: 16 May 2023

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