Format:
Online-Ressource (XXV,506 pages with 60 illus including 6 color figures, digital)
Edition:
first
ISBN:
9783642011030
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9783642011023
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Content:
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.
Content:
Examines the subject of the minerals industry in relation to sustainable development
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Foreword; References; References; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part I The Role of Mining in Developed and Developing Economies; The Resource Curse: A Modern Myth?; Extractive Economies, Growth, and the Poor; References; The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development; References; The Role of Mining in the Economies of Developing Countries: Time for a New Approach; References; References; A Hierarchy of Natural Resources with Respect to Sustainable DevelopmentA Basis for a Natural Resources Efficiency Indicator; References
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Part II Mining and Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Energy and Mineral Resource Extraction and ConsumptionCan a Viable Biosphere Be Preserved?; References; Sustainable Development and MiningAn Exploratory Examination of the Roles of Government and Industry; References; Natural Resource-Based Sustainable Development Using a Cluster Approach; References; Part III 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; References
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Global Trends in Mine Reclamation and Closure RegulationReferences; Environmental Liability in the Mining Sector: Prospects for Sustainable Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; References; Part IV Mining and Societal Issues; Applications of Stakeholder Engagement and Eco-Efficiency as Enablers of Corporate Responsibility in the Australian Mining and Minerals Processing Industry; References; Socio-Economic Impacts of the Nanisivik and Polaris Mines, Nunavut, Canada; References; Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Mining: Case Study of the Landau Colliery, South Africa
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Public Policy Processes and Sustainability in the Minerals and Energy IndustriesReferences; The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Panacea or White Elephant for Sub-Saharan Africa?; References; Index
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Cover13;Foreword -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part I The Role of Mining in Developed and Developing Economies -- The Resource Curse: A Modern Myth? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Importance of Mining -- 3 The Impact of Mineral Development -- 4 Some Examples from History -- 5 Discussion -- References -- Extractive Economies, Growth, and the Poor -- 1 The Resource Curse Conundrum -- 2 Measuring the Quality of Extractive-Economy Growth -- 3 Explaining Development Optimism and Pessimism for the Extractive Economies -- 4 Implications for Sustainability -- 5 Caveats and Areas for Further Research -- References -- The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Assessing the Performance of Mineral-Dependent Economies and Developing a Toolkit to Document Systematically Positive and Negative Impacts -- 3 Testing the Toolkit -- 4 Lessons from the Research -- 5 Recommendations for Enhancing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Mineral Resource Investments -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- The Role of Mining in the Economies of Developing Countries: Time for a New Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mining and Development: Theoretical Rationales -- 3 The Unanswered and Unasked Questions -- 4 Mining and Development: The Need for a New Approach -- 5 Policy Recommendations -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- A Hierarchy of Natural Resources with Respect to Sustainable DevelopmentA Basis for a Natural Resources Efficiency Indicator -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Considerations -- 3 Sustainable Development -- 4 Substitution Processes -- 5 Resource Efficiency Indicators -- 6 Final Remarks -- References -- Part II Mining and Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Energy and Mineral Resource Extraction and ConsumptionCan a Viable Biosphere Be Preserved? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Definitions -- 3 Mineral Resource Extraction, Usage, and the Environment -- 4 The Concept of Sustainability -- 5 Energy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics -- 6 The Unique Role of Energy in Modern Civilization -- 7 World Population and Resource Consumption -- 8 An American World of Ten Billion People -- 9 The Achievement of Mineral Resource Sustainability -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Sustainable Development and MiningAn Exploratory Examination of the Roles of Government and Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sustainable Development and Non-Renewable Resources -- 3 Policy Options for Sustainable Development and Mining -- 4 Sustainability Measures and Industry Investment: The Bottom Line -- 5 An Empirical Model of Investor Reactions to Government Policy -- 6 Results -- 7 Discussion of Empirical Findings -- 8 Conclusions -- 9 Appendix 1: Variable Definitions -- 9 Appendix 2: PPI Dataset -- 9 Appendix 3: Fraser Institute Policy Potential Index (PPI) -- References -- Natural Resource-Based Sustainable Development Using a Cluster Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Shifting Trends in the Global Economy -- 3 Examples of Natural Resource-Based Clusters -- 4 The Benefits of Clusters -- 5 The Contribution of Clusters to Sustainable Development -- 6 A Proposed Pathway for Sustainable Development -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Part III Mining and the Environment -- Improving Environmental Performance in the Minerals Supply C.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642011023
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. Mining, society, and a sustainable world Berlin : Springer, 2009 ISBN 9783642011023
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642011023
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
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Economics
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Geography
Keywords:
Bergbau
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Mineralischer Rohstoff
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Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Entwicklungspolitik
;
Bergbau
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Soziale Verantwortung
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Gesellschaft
;
Bergbau
;
Mineralischer Rohstoff
;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Entwicklungspolitik
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-01103-0
URL:
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