Minerals sustainability, emerging economies, the developing world and the 'truth' behind the rhetoric

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 57-74

  Petterson, Michael G ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Coal; Copper; Developed and developing world; Geoscience; Minerals; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; COAL; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; COPPER; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINERAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 46649099093     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2008.2.01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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