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NGOs in EIA

The role of environmental non-governmental organisations in the environmental impact assessment process in Japan

Jehong Ryu Environmental Research Inst, Pukyong National Univ, 559-1 Daeyon-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, South Korea E-mail: [email protected]
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James Daniel Walmsley Walmsley & Associates Ltd, Flint House, Compton Street, Compton, Winchester, SO21 2AT, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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Paul Slinn EIA Centre, School of Planning & Landscape, Univ of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK E-mail: [email protected]
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Sachihiko Harashina Department of Environment Science & Technology, Tokyo Inst of Technology, 4259 Nagatuda-Cho, Mi-dori-Ku, Yokohama-Shi, Japan E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 283-293 | Published online: 20 Feb 2012

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