Mining, Society, and a Sustainable World /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Richards, Jeremy. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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?.