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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299699803321

Autore

Nakamura Takashi

Titolo

Urban Mining Systems / / by Takashi Nakamura, Kohmei Halada

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo : , : Springer Japan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

4-431-55075-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (55 p.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, , 2191-530X

Disciplina

604.6

Soggetti

Manufactures

Refuse and refuse disposal

Metals

Civil engineering

Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes

Waste Management/Waste Technology

Metallic Materials

Civil Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Potential of urban mining -- Development of urban mining -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the fundamental concept of and current endeavors in “urban mining” among those who are interested in both metal resources and ecology. Systems for recycling and reusing precious metals and rare-earth minerals contained in used and discarded electronics are introduced in this book. The target audience is not academic researchers in the resource management and ecology fields but, rather, citizens who are concerned about our future environment and want to do something for the future.