Climate change and mining in Canada

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-368

  Pearce, Tristan D ^a   Ford, James David ^b   Prno, Jason ^c   Duerden, Frank ^d   Pittman, Jeremy ^e   Beaumier, Maude ^b   Berrang Ford, Lea ^b   Smit, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Canada; Climate change; Hazards; Industry; Mining; Planning; Resource management; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; MINING INDUSTRY; NATURAL HAZARD; PLANNING PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; STAKEHOLDER; VULNERABILITY;

CANADA;

EID: 79751537082     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9269-3     Document Type: Article

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