Engaging Communities for Success: social impact assessment and social licence to operate at Northparkes Mines, NSW

Australian Geographer

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 435-459

  Michell, Grace ^a   McManus, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

community; mining; Social impact assessment; social licence to operate; sustainability

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GUIDELINE; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; MINING INDUSTRY; SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHPARKES MINE;

EID: 84890073683     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2013.852502     Document Type: Article

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