The Political Life of Rising Acid Mine Water

Urban Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 463-483

  Bremner, Lindsay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Cartography; Johannesburg; Legislation; Politics; Rising acid mine water

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CARTOGRAPHY; ESTHETICS; EXPLOITATION; GOLD; LEGISLATION; MINING; POLITICS;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA; WITWATERSRAND;

EID: 84886784743     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-013-9198-9     Document Type: Article

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