Overview
Presents the first comprehensive analysis of the problems and sustainable solutions of minerals exploitation
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Role of Mining in Developed and Developing Economies
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Mining and Sustainable Development
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Mining and the Environment
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Mining and Societal Issues
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About this book
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.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Edited by Richards, a noted earth sciences authority, and written by worldwide topical experts, this treasure trove of information on the social impact of mining is … considered a timely addition to most academic library collections. … In view of the intended broad readership of students … each chapter has appropriate text, illustrations, tables, and references. A detailed index supports the book’s fundamental reference value. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates as well as all general readers concerned about the environment.” (W. C. Peters, Choice, Vol. 47 (10), June, 2010)
“Mining, Society and a Sustainable World has a wealth of … information on today’s mineral resources. … the volume belongs in the library of any university granting degrees in geology or environmental studies. Any economic geologists whose interests extend beyond the particular deposit on which they are currently earning their living will find the book to be of interest.” (Raymond M. Coveney Jr., Economic Geology, Vol. 105, 2010)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mining, Society, and a Sustainable World
Editors: Jeremy Richards
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01103-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-01102-3Published: 26 October 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42800-5Published: 26 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-01103-0Published: 18 September 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 506
Topics: Sustainable Development, Mineral Resources, Environmental Economics, Renewable and Green Energy