Ecologically sustainable development in a 'quarry' economy: One step forward, two steps back

Geographical Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-203

  Mercer, David ^a   Marden, Peter ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian environment; Climate change; Environmental attitudes; Environmental policy; Federalism; Mining industry; Neoliberalism; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; CANBERRA;

EID: 33646418735     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2006.00376.x     Document Type: Review

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