Mine Waste Disasters on the Zambian Copperbelt: Regulatory and Community Concerns. [PDF]
Mukumba CP, Sishekanu M, Marais L.
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The Evolution of the Earnings Distribution in a Sustained Growth Economy: Evidence from Australia*
We examine the evolution of earnings inequality, risk and mobility in Australia from 1991 to 2020 using a 10 per cent sample of administrative tax records from the ALife dataset. Our main findings are summarised as follows. First, earnings inequality follows a distinctive trajectory: top‐end inequality increased during the 1990s and 2000s but declined ...
Darapheak Tin +2 more
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A comprehensive review of radon concentrations and annual effective dose amongst workers in copper mines. [PDF]
Sikapizye E +6 more
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ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud +4 more
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Shallow permeability structure and gas flow in hydrothermally altered soils at the Rotokawa Geothermal Field, New Zealand. [PDF]
Davoli R +9 more
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Seasonal Habitat Selection by a Threatened Ungulate in an Industrializing Boreal Landscape
Understanding habitat selection by Threatened wood bison in landscapes characterized by anthropogenic disturbance is important for conservation planning. During summer and winter, bison selected for linear (e.g., roads, seismic lines, pipelines) and polygonal (e.g., well sites) disturbances, unless there were high densities of linear features.
Lisa J. Koetke +4 more
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Impact of cemented paste backfill on mechanical properties and stability of coal pillars in open pit highwall mining. [PDF]
Han L +6 more
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ABSTRACT ‘Middle Australia’ became a ubiquitous term of social categorisation and political positioning during the latter decades of the 20th century. This article examines how this concept was variously used in the metropolitan print media in the guises of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age of Melbourne, including in their reporting of federal and ...
Chris Beer
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Dispersion patterns of spontaneous coal combustion fumes in deep open-pit mines effects of wind direction and speed. [PDF]
Zhao H, Ren J.
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Climate crisis and policy inaction in Indonesia
Abstract We surveyed voters and politicians in advance of the 2024 Indonesian election to measure preferences for environmental policy. We find that politicians underestimate voter concerns. We conducted an informational experiment with politicians to correct these misperceptions, and we document evidence of learning but no greater support for policy ...
Allan Hsiao, Nicholas Kuipers
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