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- Contains numerous case studies and worked examples
- First introductory book which deals extensively with the economic and social issues of mineral exploitation
- Numerous colour figures
Part of the book series: Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy (SPRINGERGEOCHEM, volume 2)
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This book is a comprehensive overview of economic geology for the general geologist and anyone else interested in the minerals industry and the global supply of raw materials. It includes some thought-provoking statements and questions for discussion on globalisation and current practices in the minerals industry. In the second edition, all chapters have been extensively revised, and a new author has been added to increase coverage of some mineral deposits and topics. The economic issues surrounding the exploitation of mineral resources is discussed in three of the six chapters of the book. It deals with issues that are commonly addressed in current science reporting – the rate of exploitation of natural resources, the question of when or if these resources will be exhausted, the pollution and social disturbance that accompanies mining, the compromises and challenges that arise from the explosion in demand from China, India and other rapidly developing countries,and the moral issues that surround mining of metals in lesser-developed countries for consumption in the “first-world” countries. The book will be useful both as an introductory text for students in the earth sciences and a reference volume for students, teachers and researchers of geography, economics and the social sciences.
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Book Title: Metals and Society
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Economic Geology
Authors: Nicholas Arndt, Clément Ganino
Series Title: Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22996-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-22995-4Published: 05 January 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43651-2Published: 24 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-22996-1Published: 18 April 2011
Series ISSN: 2194-3176
Series E-ISSN: 2194-3184
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 162
Topics: Economic Geology, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice