UID:
kobvindex_HPB1432159454
Format:
1 online resource (xxiv, 250 pages) :
,
color illustrations
ISBN:
9781783749584
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178374958X
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9781800643901
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180064390X
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9781800649774
,
1800649770
Content:
"Heavy Metal: Earth's Minerals and the Future of Sustainable Societies brings together world-leading experts from across the globe to reimagine the future of mineral exploration and mining in a post-fossil fuel world. Minerals and metals - for batteries, circuit boards, wiring and other components - are essential to a digital, carbon-neutral economy. But how can we grapple with the environmental, social and geopolitical challenges caused by the extraction and use of these critical resources? Concise, accessible, and engaging, the essays in this timely collection intertwine a broad spectrum of disciplines to help us understand and reimagine our relationship with minerals. Exploring a wide range of themes, from the colonial history of mining and Indigenous resistance, to new frontiers in exploration geology, waste management and recycling, this book draws on experts from fields as diverse as geology, mining engineering, law, economics and public policy. The book also explores mineral resources through an artistic lens, with a collection of stunning images from the Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, and excerpts of a new musical work, the Heavy Metal Suite. This thought-provoking and ultimately hopeful book guides us towards a more responsible, ethical and sustainable use of metals and minerals. It is essential reading for anyone interested in how we supply the resources needed for a carbon-neutral economic future."--Publisher's website.
Note:
Introduction / Philippe D. Tortell -- Colonialism and Mining / Dave Porter, Allen Edzerza -- The Future Demand and Supply of Critical Minerals / Werner Antweiler -- Where We Find Metals / Shaun Barker -- Ocean Minerals / John Wiltshire -- Mines in the Sky / Sara Russell, Riz Mokal -- Mining in Icy Worlds / Mark Nuttall, Anita Dey Nuttall -- Landscapes of Extraction / Edward Burtynsky -- Black Panther and an Afrofuturist Vision for Mining / Sara Ghebremusse -- The Face of Mining / Carol Liao -- Indigenous Mining: Ancient Wisdom and Modern Practice / Melanie Mackay -- Can Small Mining Be Beautiful? / Marcello Veiga, J. Alejandro Delgado-Jimenez -- A Closer Relationship with Our Metals / Jocelyn Fraser, W. Scott Dunbar -- A Matter of Trust / Allison Macfarlane -- The Heavy Metal Suite / Philippe D. Tortell, Dorival Puccini, Jr. -- Diloo / T. Patrick Carrabré -- Kypros 29 / Valeria Valle -- Zinc / Yao Chen -- Platinum / Vuma Ian Levin -- Aura Tenebris (Radiant Darkness) / Augusta Read Thomas -- Iztacteocuitlatl (Silver) / Roberto Morales-Manzanares -- A Lithium Fascination / Christopher Sainsbury -- Silicon / Chris Chafe -- The Copper Supply Gap: Mining Bigger and Deeper / Erik Eberhardt -- Lithium / Lee A. Groat -- Metal and Water / Nadja Kunz -- Mine Waste / Roger Beckie -- Microbial Mining / Gordon Southam -- A New Life for Old Metals / Maria Holuszko -- The End of Endlessness / Naomi Klein.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Heavy metal ISBN 9781783749584
Language:
English
URL:
https://books.openbookpublishers.com/10.11647/obp.0373.pdf
URL:
Open Book Publishers
URL:
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