Can river sand mining be sustainable? : policy options from Sri Lanka

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2010

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EEPSEA, IDRC Regional Office for Southeast and East Asia, Singapore, SG

Abstract

A summary of EEPSEA Research Report No. 2010-RR7: "Policy Options for Sustainable River Sand Mining in Sri Lanka" by Dr. L.H.P. Gunaratne, Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya.

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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, RIVER SAND MINING, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS, TRUST FUND, OFFSHORE SAND, SRI LANKA

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