Sustainability assessment and conflict resolution: Reaching agreement to proceed with the Voisey's Bay nickel mine

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 334-348

  Gibson, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Indigenous people; Mining; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; NICKEL MINES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONFLICT RESOLUTION; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT;

MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS;

EID: 29144512230     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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