Mining and Sustainable Development: Current Issues

Book Overview

Mining is a transformative activity which has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts. These impacts can be both positive and adverse, enhancing as well as disrupting economies, ecosystems and communities. The extractive industries have been criticised heavily for their adverse impacts and involvement in significant social and environmental scandals. More recently, these industries have sought to respond to negative perceptions and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367593378
• ISBN13: 9780367593377
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"