Environmental policy in mining
Subtitle: corporate strategy and planning for closure
By: [edited by] Alyson Warhurst, Ligia Noronha
Contributors: Warhurst, Alyson; Noronha, Ligia
Publisher: Lewis Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boca Raton, Fla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
Subjects: Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies; Environmental management -- Case studies; Mine closures; Best management practices (Pollution prevention)
Genres: Case studies
Description: "Environmental Policy in Mining: Corporate Strategy and Planning for Closure is a study and comparison - global in scope - of current practices used by mining firms striving for ecological management. An international gathering of authors take an integrated and interdisciplinary approach in addressing, analyzing and working toward solutions regarding the complex challenges posed by managing the environmental impacts of mining and mine closure. The issues addressed range from the ecotoxicological effects of metal residues to the land use effects of mining, and from socioeconomic impacts to environmental regulation."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index