environmental assessment

noun

An assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, or project prior to the decision to move forward.

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Meanings

nounenvironmental assessment (plural environmental assessments)

plural environmental assessments

  1. An assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, or project prior to the decision to move forward.

Translations

Icelandic umhverfismat
  • umhverfismatassessment of environmental consequences
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APA

environmental assessment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20assessment

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “environmental assessment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20assessment.

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