Mining and natural hazard vulnerability in the Philippines : digging to development or digging to disaster? /

"This book explores how natural hazards in the Philippines can amplify the environmental harm prevalent in mining and pose a substantial threat to the livelihoods of archipelago's poor, who depend upon subsistence agriculture and subsistence aquaculture."--Publisher's description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Holden, William N. (William Norman), 1962- (Author), Jacobson, R. Daniel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2012.
Series:Anthem Southeast Asian studies
Subjects:
Mineral industries > Environmental aspects > Philippines.
Mines and mineral resources > Environmental aspects > Philippines.
Natural disasters > Philippines.
Mine accidents > Philippines.
Environmental risk assessment > Philippines.
Mines > Industrie > Aspect de l'environnement > Philippines.
Catastrophes naturelles > Philippines.
Mines > Accidents > Philippines.
Environnement > Évaluation du risque > Philippines.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Environmental risk assessment
Mine accidents
Mineral industries > Environmental aspects
Mines and mineral resources > Environmental aspects
Natural disasters
Philippines
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables and Figures; List of Acronyms; Main Matter; INTRODUCTION; Phenomenon under Study: Mining amid Natural Hazards; Neoliberalism: A Controversial Paradigm; The Disciplinary Location of this Book: Geography; The Demarcation of an Important Caveat; The Outline of the Book; Chapter One MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES; The Philippines: A Developing Country in Southeast Asia; Mineral Resources of the Philippines; The History of Large-Scale Mining in the Philippines.

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