The Alberta oil sands from both sides of the border

Geographical Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-267

  Pasqualetti, Martin J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alberta; Canada; Natural resources; Oil sands

Indexed keywords

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NATURAL RESOURCE; OIL SAND; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 64949093464     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2009.tb00429.x     Document Type: Article

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