Mining and the environment : case studies from the Americas / edited by Alyson Warhurst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warhurst, Alyson.

International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mineral industries--Environmental aspects--America--Case studies.

Mineral industries.

Green technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, ON, Canada : International Development Research Centre, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The legacy of the mining industry is destruction of land and pollution of air and water. Conventional wisdom also suggests that international mining firms will locate where environmental legislation is most lax. However, this picture - of mining firms operating with little regard for nature or local populations - is no longer accurate. Protection of the environment, of mine workers, and of nearby communities has become nearly as much a concern as putting ''rock in the box.''. Mining and the Environment shows how mining firms that are the most efficient in extracting minerals are also better at protecting the environment. The book presents case studies from Chile, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and the United States, and provides an excellent overview of the interactions between environmental regulation, innovation, and sustainable development. It shows that the environmental performance of mining firms is not entirely dependent on government legislation. Corporate attitudes are changing, government policies are changing, civil society is changing, and the business environment is changing. Mining and the Environment examines these changes and what they mean for the future of the mining industry and the well-being of our environment.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction: MERN: Toward an Analysis of the Public Policy - Corporate Strategy Interface

Chapter 1 Environmental Regulation, Innovation, and Sustainable Development

Chapter 2 US Environmental Regulations and the Mining Industry: Lessons for Chile

Chapter 3 Environmental Policies and Practices in Chilean Mining

Chapter 4 Environmental Management in a Heterogeneous Mining Industry: The Case of Peru

Chapter 5 Formal and Garimpo Mining and the Environment in Brazil

Chapter 6 Environmental Issues in Brazilian Tin Production

Chapter 7 Environmental Management in the Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminum Industry in Brazil

Chapter 8 Competitiveness, Environmental Performance, and Technical Change: A Case Study of the Bolivian Mining Industry

Appendix 1 Contributors

Appendix 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations

Bibliography.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-335).

ISBN:

1-280-84975-4

9786610849758

1-55250-303-8

OCLC:

243606334