Delivering Enduring Benefits from a Gas Development: Governance and planning challenges in remote Western Australia

Australian Geographer

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 341-358

  Haslam Mckenzie, Fiona ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

economic development; Enduring community benefits; remote regions; resources industries; socio economic impacts

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC PLANNING; ENERGY MARKET; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PRODUCTION; MINING INDUSTRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMALL TOWN; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84883365314     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2013.817032     Document Type: Review

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