Technology, managerial, and policy initiatives for improving environmental performance in small-scale gold mining industry

Environmental Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 764-777

  Hilson, Gavin ^a   Van Der Vorst, Rita ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Gold; Policy; Small scale mining; Technology

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

GOLD; MERCURY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GOLD MINE; MINING INDUSTRY; REGULATORY APPROACH; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LAND DRAINAGE; MINING; PERFORMANCE; POLICY; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATION; POLLUTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GOLD; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; INDUSTRY; MINING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036886480     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2728-1     Document Type: Review

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