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Mine-field : the dark side of Australia's resource rush /
'It is not a case of governments and companies putting royalties and profits before people; instead it is as though people don't matter at all ... 'In Mine-Field, Paul Cleary counts the true cost of Australia's mineral addiction. Whether it be coal-seam gas, LNG or coal mega-mine...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood, Vic. :
Black Inc.,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 'It is not a case of governments and companies putting royalties and profits before people; instead it is as though people don't matter at all ... 'In Mine-Field, Paul Cleary counts the true cost of Australia's mineral addiction. Whether it be coal-seam gas, LNG or coal mega-mines, a resources rush is happening in just about every productive corner of our country. Yet at the same time oversight and regulation have been hollowed out. High-risk projects are being approved without proper assessment of the long-term consequences. Water resources, farmland and national parks are under threat, and peopl. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages) : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781921870699 1921870699 |