Mining, Society, and a Sustainable World

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Richards, Jeremy (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
Edition:first.
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:XXV, 506 p. online resource.
ISBN:9783642011030