The economic conditions for urban infrastructure mining: Using GIS to prospect hibernating copper stocks

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-97

  Wallsten, Björn ^a   Magnusson, Dick ^a   Andersson, Simon ^b   Krook, Joakim ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Thematic Studies Technology and Social Change Linköping University ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic assessment; GIS; Hibernating stocks; Infrastructure; Material flow analysis; Urban mining

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CABLES; COPPER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOSSES; MAINTENANCE; NATURAL RESOURCES; RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES; HIBERNATING STOCKS; INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS; INTEGRATED RESOURCES; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ASPHALT; COPPER; METAL;

COPPER; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; GIS; INFRASTRUCTURE; MINING; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MATERIAL STATE; MINING; RESIDENTIAL AREA; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA;

LINKOPING; OSTERGOTLAND; SWEDEN;

EID: 84941616578     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.025     Document Type: Article

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