Indicator-based sustainability assessment for the mining sector plans: Case of Afşin-Elbistan Coal Basin

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 165, Issue , 2016, Pages 190-200

  Yaylacı, Evren Deniz ^a   Düzgün, H Şebnem ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Multi criteria decision analysis; Public participation; Sustainability assessment; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; DECISION MAKING; MINING;

COAL MINING; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COAL MINING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; OPENCAST MINING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFSIN; ELBISTAN; KAHRAMANMARAS; TURKEY;

EID: 84984674188     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2016.08.018     Document Type: Article

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