Mono-industrialism and the Struggle for Alternative Development: The Case of the Roşia Montanǎ Gold-mining Project

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 539-555

  Vesalon, Lucian ^a   Creţan, Remus ^a  

^a WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Alternative development; Gold mining; Mono industrial areas; NGOs; Ro ia Montan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887202056     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12035     Document Type: Article

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