A review of environmental impact statements and their utility for surface coal mine reclamation in Alberta and British Columbia

Adequate pre-disturbance baseline information upon which to develop decisions is crucial to the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process and to environmental management of surface coal mines. Forty-four coal mine development or expansion Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) from Alberta and B...

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Main Author: Smyth, Clint R.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8857