Sustainable socio-economic development in mining communities: North-central British Columbia perspectives

International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-179

  Nelsen, Jacqueline L ^a   Scoble, Malcolm ^a   Ostry, Aleck ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Social capital; Social license to operate; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHARACTERISATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FORESTRY INDUSTRY; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; LICENSE TO OPERATE; MINE PLANNING; MINING COMMUNITIES; MINING DEVELOPMENT; MINING PROJECTS; PINE BEETLE INFESTATION; PLANNING PROCESS; PROJECT PLANNING; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL COMMUNITY; SKILLED WORKERS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; TIME SPAN;

FORESTRY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINING; REGIONAL PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GLOBAL ECONOMY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CLIMATES; FORESTRY; MINERALS; MINING; NORTH AMERICA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 77952538036     PISSN: 17480930     EISSN: 17480949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480930903185107     Document Type: Article

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