The relationship between mining and socio-economic well being in Australia's regions

Resources Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-38

  Hajkowicz, Stefan A ^a   Heyenga, Sonja ^a   Moffat, Kieren ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Regional development; Resource curse; Social equity; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION ACCESS; COMMUNICATION SERVICE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS; GROSS VALUE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSING AFFORDABILITY; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING OPERATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE CURSE; SOCIAL EQUITY; SOCIAL IMPACT; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; WELL BEING;

HOUSING; MINERALS; MINING; REGIONAL PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EQUITY; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINING; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79952251009     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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