Mining, society, and a sustainable world /

Mining, society, and a sustainable world /

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Imprint:	Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xxv, 506 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects. Environmental economics. Sustainable development. Environmental economics. Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects. Sustainable development.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8890857

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Other authors / contributors:	Richards, Jeremy P.
ISBN:	9783642011030 (e-isbn) 3642011039 (e-isbn) 9783642011023 3642011020
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Examines the subject of the minerals industry in relation to sustainable development.
Other form:	Print version: Mining, society, and a sustainable world. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2009 3642011020

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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:	1 online resource (xxv, 506 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9783642011030 3642011039 9783642011023 3642011020