Abbreviations and Acronyms
A
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AA |
Appropriate assessment |
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ABI |
UK Annual Business Inquiry |
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ADB |
African Development Bank |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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AEE |
Assessment of environmental effects |
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AEP |
Association of Environmental Professionals |
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ANZECC |
Australia and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council |
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AONB |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty |
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APC |
Air pollution control |
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API |
Assessment on Proponent Information (WA) |
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AQMA |
Air quality management area |
B
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BAA |
BAA Airports Limited (previously British Airports Authority) |
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BANANA |
Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything |
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BG |
Bulgaria |
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BIO |
Bio Intelligence Service S.A.S. |
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BME |
Black and minority ethnic |
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BPEO |
Best practicable environmental option |
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BP |
British Petroleum |
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BS |
British Standard |
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BWEA |
British Wind Energy Association |
C
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CAREC |
Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia |
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CBA |
Cost–benefit analysis |
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CC |
County Council |
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CCGT |
Combined cycle gas turbine |
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CCHP |
Combined cooling heat and power |
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CCS |
Carbon capture and storage |
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CCW |
Countryside Council for Wales |
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CE |
Categorical exclusion |
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CEA |
Cumulative effects assessment |
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CEAA |
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency |
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CEAM |
Cumulative effects assessment and management |
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CEARC |
Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council |
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CEC |
Commission of the European Communities |
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CEGB |
Central Electricity Generating Board |
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CEMP |
Construction environmental management plan |
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CEPA |
Commonwealth Environmental Protection Agency (Australia) |
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CEQ |
US Council on Environmental Quality |
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CEQA |
California Environmental Quality Act |
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CHP |
Combined heat and power |
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CIA |
Cultural impact assessment |
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CIE |
Community impact evaluation |
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CISDL |
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law |
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CITES |
Convention on Trade in Endangered Species |
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CLG |
UK Department for Communities and Local Government |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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COWI |
COWI A/S |
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CPO |
Compulsory purchase order |
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CPRE |
Campaign to Protect Rural England |
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CRM |
Contingent ranking method |
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CRS |
US Congressional Research Service |
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CRTN |
Calculation of road traffic noise |
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CSR |
Corporate social responsibility |
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CVM |
Contingent valuation method |
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CY |
Cyprus |
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CZ |
Czech Republic |
D
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dB |
Decibels |
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dBA |
A-weighted decibels |
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DA |
Devolved administration (in the UK) |
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DBIS |
UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
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DC |
District Council |
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DCLG |
UK Department for Communities and Local Government |
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DECC |
UK Department of Energy and Climate Change |
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DEFRA |
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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DETR |
UK Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions |
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DFID |
UK Department for International Development |
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DfT |
UK Department for Transport |
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DG |
Directorate General (CEC) |
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DMRB |
Design manual for roads and bridges |
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DoE |
UK Department of the Environment |
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DOEn |
UK Department of Energy |
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DoT |
UK Department of Transport |
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DTI |
UK Department for Trade and Industry |
E
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EA |
Environmental assessment |
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EA |
UK Environment Agency |
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EAGGF |
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund |
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EAP |
Environmental action plan |
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EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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EC |
European Commission |
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ECJ |
European Court of Justice |
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EcIA |
Ecological impact assessment |
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EDF |
Electricite de France |
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EE |
Estonia |
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EEA |
European Environment Agency |
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EIA |
Environmental impact assessment |
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EIB |
European Investment Bank |
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EID |
Environmental impact design |
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EIR |
Environmental impact report |
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EIR |
Environmental impact review |
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EIS |
Environmental impact statement |
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EM&A |
Environmental monitoring and audit |
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EMAS |
Eco-Management and Audit Scheme |
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EMP |
Environmental management plan |
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EMS |
Environmental management system |
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EN |
English Nature |
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ENDS |
Environmental Data Services |
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EPA |
UK Environmental Protection Act |
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EPA |
US Environmental Protection Act |
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EPA |
US Environmental Protection Agency |
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EPA |
West Australian Environmental Protection Authority |
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EPB |
Environmental Protection Bureau (China) |
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EPBCA |
Environmental Protection and Bio-diversity Conservation Act (Australia) |
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EPD |
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department |
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EqIA |
Equality impact assessment |
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ERM |
Environmental Resources Management Limited |
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ES |
Environmental statement |
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ESRC |
Economic and Social Research Council |
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ETSU |
Energy Technology Support Unit |
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EU |
European Union |
F
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FEARO |
Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office |
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FEIS |
Final environmental impact statement |
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FHWA |
US Federal Highway Administration |
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FoE |
Friends of the Earth |
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FONSI |
Finding of no significant impact |
G
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G1, G2 |
Generation 1; Generation 2 |
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GAM |
Goals achievement matrix |
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GHG |
Greenhouse gases |
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GHK |
GHK Consulting Limited |
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GIS |
Geographical information systems |
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GNP |
Gross national product |
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GP |
General practitioner |
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GPDO |
General Permitted Development Order |
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GW |
Gigawatt |
H
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h, ha |
Hectare |
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HEP |
Hydro-electric power |
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HGV |
Heavy goods vehicle |
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HIA |
Health impact assessment |
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HMG |
Her Majesty’s Government |
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HMIP |
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution |
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HMSO |
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office |
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HPF |
Household production function |
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HPM |
Hedonic price methods |
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HRA |
Habitats regulation assessment |
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HSE |
Health and Safety Executive |
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HU |
Hungary |
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HWS |
Hampshire Waste Services |
I
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IA |
Impact assessment |
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IAIA |
International Association for Impact Assessment |
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IAU |
Impacts Assessment Unit (Oxford Brookes) |
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IEA |
Institute of Environmental Assessment |
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IEMA |
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment |
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IFI |
International Funding Institution |
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IIA |
Integrated impact assessment |
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IMD |
Index of Multiple Deprivation |
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INEM |
International Network for Environmental Management |
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IOCGP |
Inter-organizational Committee on Guidelines and Principles for Social Impact Assessment |
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IPC |
Infrastructure Planning Commission |
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IPC |
Integrated pollution control |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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IPHI |
Institute of Public Health in Ireland |
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
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IWM |
Institute of Waste Management |
J
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JEAPM |
Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management |
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JNCC |
Joint Nature Conservancy Council |
K
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JEAPM |
Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management |
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JNCC |
Joint Nature Conservancy Council |
L
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L10 |
Noise level exceeded for no more than 10 per cent of a monitoring period |
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LB |
London Borough |
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LCA |
Life cycle assessment |
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LNG |
Liquified natural gas |
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LPA |
Local planning authority |
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LT |
Lithuania |
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LTP |
Local transport plan |
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LTP3 |
Third local transport plan |
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LULU |
Locally unacceptable land uses |
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LV |
Latvia |
M
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MAFF |
UK Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
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MAUT |
Multi-attribute utility theory |
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MBC |
Metropolitan Borough Council |
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MCA |
Multi-criteria assessment |
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MCDA |
Multi-criteria decision analysis |
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MEA |
Manual of Environmental Appraisal |
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MMO |
Marine Management Organization (UK) |
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MoD |
UK Ministry of Defence |
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MOEP |
Ministry of Environmental Protection (China) |
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MT |
Malta |
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MW |
Megawatt |
N
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NE |
Natural England |
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NEPA |
US National Environmental Policy Act |
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NGC |
National Grid Company |
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NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
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NHS |
National Health Service |
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NIMBY |
Not in my back yard |
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NOx |
Nitrogen oxide |
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NPDV |
Net present day value |
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NPS |
National Policy Statement |
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NSIP |
Nationally significant infrastructure project |
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NTS |
Non-technical summary |
O
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ODA |
Olympic Delivery Authority |
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ODPM |
UK Office of the Deputy Prime Minister |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OISD |
Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development |
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OJ |
Official Journal of the European Communities |
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OTP |
Operational Transport Programme |
P
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PADC |
Project Appraisal for Development Control |
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PAS |
Planning Advisory Service |
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PBS |
Planning balance sheet |
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PEIR |
Programme environmental impact report |
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PEIS |
Programmatic environmental impact statement |
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PER |
Public Environmental Review (WA) |
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PIC |
Partnerships in Care |
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PL |
Poland |
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PM10 |
Particulate matter of less than 10 microns in diameter |
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PPG |
Planning Policy Guidance |
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PPPs |
Policies, plans and programmes |
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PPPP |
Policy, plan, programme or project |
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PPS |
Planning policy statement |
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PWR |
Pressurized water reactor |
Q
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QBL |
Quadruple bottom line |
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QOLA |
Quality of life assessment |
R
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RA |
Resilience Alliance |
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RA |
Risk assessment |
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RMA |
Resource Management Act (NZ) |
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RO |
Romania |
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ROD |
Record of decision |
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RSPB |
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
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RTPI |
Royal Town Planning Institute |
S
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S106 |
Section 106 |
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S&EIA |
Socio-economic and environmental impact assessment |
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SA |
Sustainability appraisal |
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SAC |
Special Area of Conservation |
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SAIEA |
Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment |
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SAVE |
SAVE Britain’s Heritage |
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SD |
Sustainable development |
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SDD |
Scottish Development Department |
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SEA |
Strategic environmental assessment |
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SEERA |
South East England Regional Assembly |
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SEPA |
Scottish Environment Protection Agency |
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SI |
Slovenia |
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SIA |
Social impact assessment |
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SK |
Slovakia |
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SNH |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
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SNIFFER |
Strategic Environmental Assessment Guidance |
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SO2 |
Sulphur dioxide |
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SOER |
State of the Environment Report |
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SoS |
Secretary of State |
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SPA |
Special Protection Area |
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SSE |
Stop Stansted Expansion |
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SSSI |
Site of Special Scientific Interest |
T
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TBL |
Triple bottom line |
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T&CP |
Town and country planning |
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TIA |
Transport impact assessment |
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TRL |
Transport Research Laboratory |
U
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UKNEA |
UK National Ecosystem Assessment |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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US |
United States |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
V
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VEC |
Valued ecosystem component |
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VMP |
Visitor management plan |
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VROM |
Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment |
W
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WA |
Western Australia |
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WBCSD |
World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WID |
USAID Women in Development |
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WTA |
Willingness to accept |
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WTP |
Willingness to pay |