Main Title |
Mining, Society, and a Sustainable World [electronic resource] / |
Type |
EBOOK |
Author |
Richards, Jeremy.
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Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
Year Published |
2010 |
Call Number |
GE196 |
ISBN |
9783642011030 |
Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Mines and mineral resources ;
Renewable energy sources ;
Sustainable development ;
Environmental economics
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Internet Access |
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Edition |
first. |
Collation |
XXV, 506 p. online resource. |
Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
Contents Notes |
The Role of Mining in Developed and Developing Economies -- The Resource Curse: A Modern Myth? -- Extractive Economies, Growth, and the Poor -- The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development -- The Role of Mining in the Economies of Developing Countries: Time for a New Approach -- A Hierarchy of Natural Resources with Respect to Sustainable Development-A Basis for a Natural Resources Efficiency Indicator -- Mining and Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Energy and Mineral Resource Extraction and Consumption-Can a Viable Biosphere Be Preserved? -- Sustainable Development and Mining-An Exploratory Examination of the Roles of Government and Industry -- Natural Resource-Based Sustainable Development Using a Cluster Approach -- Mining and the Environment -- Improving Environmental Performance in the Minerals Supply Chain Using a Life-Cycle Approach: The Role of Fuel and Lubricant Suppliers in Enabling Sustainable Development -- Global Trends in Mine Reclamation and Closure Regulation -- Environmental Liability in the Mining Sector: Prospects for Sustainable Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- Mining and Societal Issues -- Applications of Stakeholder Engagement and Eco-Efficiency as Enablers of Corporate Responsibility in the Australian Mining and Minerals Processing Industry -- Socio-Economic Impacts of the Nanisivik and Polaris Mines, Nunavut, Canada -- Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Mining: Case Study of the Landau Colliery, South Africa -- Public Policy Processes and Sustainability in the Minerals and Energy Industries -- The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Panacea or White Elephant for Sub-Saharan Africa?. This is the first book of peer-reviewed, edited papers that examines the broad subject of the minerals industry in relation to sustainable development. The book takes a proactive, positivist, and solution-oriented approach, while not shying away from identifying the real problems that mining raises in respect to social and economic development, environmental impact, and human development in general. |
Place Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
PUB Date Free Form |
2010 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
computer |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
online resource |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20141127051912 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
SPRINGER |
Type |
EBOOK |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03718nam a22004935i 45 |