The social costs of mineland restoration

Land Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 712-726

  Sullivan, Jay ^a   Amacher, Gregory S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LAND USE; MINING; MODELING; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 70350550121     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.85.4.712     Document Type: Article

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