A SWOT analysis of environmental management practices in Greek Mining and Mineral Industry

Resources Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-234

  Nikolaou, I E ^a   Evangelinos, K I ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Environmental management practices; Greece; Mining and mineral industry; SWOT analysis

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GREECE; SWOT ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERAL INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERALS INDUSTRY; MINING INDUSTRY; POLICY MAKING;

GREECE;

EID: 77955512132     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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