LEADER 04132nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910809732103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-84975-4 010 $a9786610849758 010 $a1-55250-303-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000344056 035 $a(OCoLC)243606334 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10173269 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203334 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11166870 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203334 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10258873 035 $a(PQKB)10133046 035 $a(CaPaEBR)405984 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00212038 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL295151 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10176416 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84975 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/42g5h0 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/405984 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC295151 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3248110 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000344056 100 $a19990428d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMining and the environment $ecase studies from the Americas /$fedited by Alyson Warhurst 210 $aOttawa, ON, Canada $cInternational Development Research Centre$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (348 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-88936-828-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [319]-335). 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aMineral industries$xEnvironmental aspects$zAmerica$vCase studies 606 $aGreen technology 615 0$aMineral industries$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aGreen technology. 676 $a354.3 701 $aWarhurst$b Alyson$01653401 712 02$aInternational Development Research Centre (Canada) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809732103321 996 $aMining and the environment$94004718 997 $aUNINA