Assessment tools, prevailing issues and policy implications of mining community sustainability in China

International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-162

  Li, Zhongxue ^a   Nieto, Antonio ^b   Zhao, Yiqing ^a   Cao, Zhiguo ^a   Zhao, Haiyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; mining; policy implications; prevailing issues; sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT TOOL; CHINA; CRITICAL RESEARCHES; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS; GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; INDICATOR SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS; LOCAL DEVELOPMENT; MINE SAFETY; MINERAL DEVELOPMENT; MINERAL EXTRACTION; MINING COMMUNITIES; MULTI-FACETED APPROACH; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; PREVAILING ISSUES; QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECOLOGY;

MINERAL RESOURCES; MINING; REGIONAL PLANNING; URBAN GROWTH;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84859714718     PISSN: 17480930     EISSN: 17480949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480930.2011.593351     Document Type: Article

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