Resourcing the future: Using foresight in resource governance

Geoforum

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 316-328

  Prior, Tim ^a,b   Daly, Jane ^a   Mason, Leah ^a   Giurco, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Australia; Foresight; Minerals; Peak minerals; Resource governance; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINING INDUSTRY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84872486321     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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