Schlagwort(e):
Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects.
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Consumption (Economics) -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Sustainable development.
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Environmental policy.
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Natural resources -- Environmental aspects.
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Raw materials -- Environmental aspects.
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Conservation of natural resources.
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Electronic books.
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
No detailed description available for "Treasures of the Earth".
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
Seiten:
1 online resource (303 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780300155679
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=3420476
DDC:
333.7
Sprache:
Englisch
Anmerkung:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Alchemy of a Material World -- PART I: THE PLEASURE OF TREASURE -- 1. What Lies Beneath: The Material and Mystical Origins of Mineral Wealth -- 2. Creating Value: The Endurance of Precious Jewels -- 3. The Rush Factor: Tracing the Mineral Roots of Global Power Through Gold, Coal, and Oil -- PART II: TOIL AND TREASURE -- 4. The Darker Side of Fortune: The Psychology of Treasure Dependence -- 5. Curing the Resource Curse: Minerals and Global Development -- 6. The Spoils of the Earth: The Ecological Toll of Extractive Excitement -- PART III: MEASURE FOR MEASURE -- 7. Destination Cradle: The Quest for Material Cycling -- 8. The Restoration Ethic: Hurting and Healing Ecosystems -- 9. Embracing the Treasure Impulse: Toward Cautionary Creativity -- Epilogue: Embracing Uncertainty -- Appendix: Notable Minerals and Their Human Uses -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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