The national heritage resource act (1999): Can legislation protect South Africa's rare geoheritage resources?

Resources Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-213

  Cairncross, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heritage resources; Legislation; Rare geological specimens

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX OBJECTS; EXTERNAL SHAPE; HERITAGE RESOURCES; PETROLEUM RESOURCES; RARE GEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; SINGLE SPECIMEN; SOUTH AFRICA;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SILICATE MINERALS;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; MINERAL RESOURCE; PSEUDOMORPH; RARITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79961028792     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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