Mining, minerals and metals
By: John Rutter
Series: Development without damage; Development without damage
Publisher: Evans
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 45
ISBN-13: 9780237536442
Subjects: Mineral industries; Juvenile literature; Environmental degradation; Environmental aspects; Environmental responsibility
Description: This series focuses on the environmental impact of resource-based industries around the world, today and in the future. How can the growing demand for raw materials be balanced with the increasingly urgent need to reduce the footprint that is left when natural resources are taken from the Earth and developed for worldwide consumption? It is highly illustrated, with an emphasis on presenting a balanced argument about marrying global development with sustainability.
Notes: Text on lining paper.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Iron and other ores; title: Precious metals and minerals; title: Putting it back together; title: Water and air pollution; title: Reduce, re-use, recycle; title: Facts and figures.