Mine-field : the dark side of Australia's resource rush / / Paul Cleary

• Autore: Cleary Paul <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Collingwood, Victoria : , : Black Inc., , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.20951
• Soggetto topico: Mines and mineral resources - Economic aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: '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
• Titolo autorizzato: Mine-field
• ISBN: 1-921870-69-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459822803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II