Transforming dumps into gold mines. Experiences from Swedish case studies

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-48

  Johansson, Nils ^a   Krook, Joakim ^a   Eklund, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alchemy; Escaping lock in; Landfill mining; Resource policy; Waste regimes

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; GOLD MINE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LANDFILL; MINING; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84914169060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22104224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eist.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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