Impact and benefit agreements: A contentious issue for environment and aboriginal justice

Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 49-69

  Fidler, Courtney ^a   Hitch, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal participation; Environmental assessment; Impact and Benefits Agreements; Mineral development; Mining

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

EID: 59749084775     PISSN: 07116780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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