An assessment of metal supply sustainability as an input to policy: security of supply extraction rates, stocks-in-use, recycling, and risk of scarcity

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 359-372

  Sverdrup, Harald U ^a   Ragnarsdottir, Kristin Vala ^a   Koca, Deniz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dynamic modelling; Hubbert's model; Metals; Peak metals; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODELS; EXTRACTION; METALS; ORE DEPOSITS; ORE TREATMENT; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELENIUM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

ASSESSMENT TOOL; EXTRACTION COSTS; HUBBERT; INTEGRATED MODELING; SECURITY OF SUPPLY; STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP; STRATEGIC THINKING; SYSTEMS THINKING;

COPPER;

EID: 84940836730     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.085     Document Type: Article

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