Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Glasgow
Article title
A rich vein? Mining and the pursuit of sustainability
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Environmental Science and Technology
Article number
-
Volume number
45
Issue number
1
First page of article
21
ISSN of journal
0013-936X
Year of publication
2011
URL
-
Number of additional authors
6
Additional information
This paper is the first thorough exploration of how the concept of "sustainability" can be applied meaningfully to large-scale, water-thirsty mining in some of the world's driest areas. It arose from two EU-funded projects (INCO-CT-2005-015171; INCO-CT2006-032539) which brought together the principal experts in Peru, Bolivia and Chile. It led to the establishment of dialogue groups for water management in mining areas in Peru, which have since been used as models of best practice elsewhere. The success of this work was recognized by the award of an Honorary Doctorate to Younger in 2010 from the National University of San Agustín, Peru.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
-
Research group
C - Systems, Power & Energy
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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