The determinants of mining company response to environmental approvals regulations: A report of Australian research

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 887-909

  Annandale, David ^a   Taplin, Ross ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; MINING INDUSTRY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0942280391     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964056032000157651     Document Type: Article

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