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Autore |
Cleary Paul <1964-> |
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Mine-field : the dark side of Australia's resource rush / / Paul Cleary |
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Collingwood, Victoria : , : Black Inc., , 2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mines and mineral resources - Economic aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Copyright; Praise for Too Much Luck; MINE-FIELD; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Introduction; PART 1: TWO RUSHES; Spiderwebs and Ant Nests; Once a Green Valley; PART 2: POWER, INFLUENCE AND RESULTS; See No Evil; The Tail That Wags the Dog; Black Capital; PART 3: THE DAMAGE DONE; Home and Away; Nowhere to Hide; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes on Maps; Endnotes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'It is not a case of governments and companies putting royalties and profits before people; instead it is as though people don't matter at all ...'In Mine-Field, Paul Cleary counts the true cost of Australia's mineral addiction.Whether it be coal-seam gas, LNG or coal mega-mines, a resources rush is happening in just about every productive corner of our country. Yet at the same time oversight and regulation have been hollowed out. High-risk projects are being approved without proper assessment of the long-term consequences. Water resources, farmland and national parks are under threat, and peopl |
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