Coal mining and the resource community cycle: A longitudinal assessment of the social impacts of the Coppabella coal mine

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 330-339

  Lockie, Stewart ^a   Franettovich, Maree ^b   Petkova Timmer, Vanessa ^b   Rolfe, John ^a   Ivanova, Galina ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central Queensland; Coal mining; Resource community cycle; SIA; Social impact assessment

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL QUEENSLAND; COAL MINING; RESOURCE COMMUNITY CYCLE; SIA; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT;

COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; METAL RECOVERY; MINES; MINING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COAL DEPOSITS;

COAL MINING; EXTRACTION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MINING INDUSTRY; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 67349189411     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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