Mining, Society, and a Sustainable World

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Resource Curse: A Modern Myth?....Pages 3-36
Extractive Economies, Growth, and the Poor....Pages 37-60
The Challenge of Mineral Wealth: Using Resource Endowments to Foster Sustainable Development....Pages 61-74
The Role of Mining in the Economies of Developing Countries: Time for a New Approach....Pages 75-90
A Hierarchy of Natural Resources with Respect to Sustainable Development—A Basis for a Natural Resources Efficiency Indicator....Pages 91-121
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Sustainable Energy and Mineral Resource Extraction and Consumption—Can a Viable Biosphere Be Preserved?....Pages 125-149
Sustainable Development and Mining—An Exploratory Examination of the Roles of Government and Industry....Pages 151-182
Natural Resource-Based Sustainable Development Using a Cluster Approach....Pages 183-201
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Improving Environmental Performance in the Minerals Supply Chain Using a Life-Cycle Approach: The Role of Fuel and Lubricant Suppliers in Enabling Sustainable Development....Pages 205-250
Global Trends in Mine Reclamation and Closure Regulation....Pages 251-288
Environmental Liability in the Mining Sector: Prospects for Sustainable Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....Pages 289-317
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
Applications of Stakeholder Engagement and Eco-Efficiency as Enablers of Corporate Responsibility in the Australian Mining and Minerals Processing Industry....Pages 321-370
Socio-Economic Impacts of the Nanisivik and Polaris Mines, Nunavut, Canada....Pages 371-396
Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Mining: Case Study of the Landau Colliery, South Africa....Pages 397-436
Public Policy Processes and Sustainability in the Minerals and Energy Industries....Pages 437-467
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Panacea or White Elephant for Sub-Saharan Africa?....Pages 469-491
Back Matter....Pages 493-506