Environmental assessment in the Antarctic

• Main Author: Bonner, W. Nigel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 1989
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Eia; Antarc*; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520970/; https://www.jstor.org/stable/4313530?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is generally recognized as a useful tool in reducing human impacts on the environment. The Antarctic environment is especially sensitive to harmful perturbation. Regulations introduced under the Antarctic Treaty have provided limited environmental protection. Fo...