Buch, Englisch, 506 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 963 g
ISBN: 978-3-642-01102-3
Verlag: Springer
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.
Zielgruppe
Professional/practitioner
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Bergbau
Weitere Infos & Material
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?.
