ABSTRACT
The Routledge Handbook of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development provides a cutting-edge, comprehensive overview of current trends, challenges and opportunities for metal and mineral production and use, in the context of climate change and the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.
Minerals and metals are used throughout the world in manufacturing, construction, infrastructure, production of electronics and consumer goods. Alongside this widespread use, extraction and processing of mineral resources take place in almost every nation at varying scales, both in developing countries and major developed nations. The chapters in this interdisciplinary handbook examine the international governance mechanisms regulating social, environmental and economic implications of mineral resource extraction and use. The original contributions, from a range of scholars, examine the relevance of the mining industry to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reviewing important themes such as local communities Indigenous peoples, gender equality and fair trade, showing how mining can influence global sustainable development. The chapters are organised into three sections: Global Trends in Mineral Resources Consumption and Production; Technology, Minerals and Sustainable Development; and Management of Social, Environmental and Economic Issues in the Mining Industry.
This handbook will serve as an important resource for students and researchers of geology, geography, earth science, environmental studies, engineering, international development, sustainable development and business management, among others. It will also be of interest to professionals in governmental, international and non-governmental organisations that are working on issues of resource governance, environmental protection and social justice.
Foreword Introduction PART I Global trends in mineral resources consumption and production: an overview 1 Critical raw materials: an introduction 2 Development of mineral supply and demand from 1950 to 2020: Cold War and consumerism 3 Current global patterns of consumption of non-energy minerals and metals: trends and challenges of life in a material world 4 Future mineral demand: climate change and materials for the energy transition 5 Future mineral demand: the necessary transition toward sustainability 6 Current and future supply of minerals: technical, environmental and business issues 7 Exploring for deeply buried ore deposits 8 Mining for a low-carbon economy: new technologies and integrated governance 9 The case for global cooperation concerning the sustainable management of mining and minerals PART II Technology, minerals and sustainable development: an overview 10 Minerals for future low-and zero-CO2 energy and transport technologies 11 Construction materials and sustainable development 12 Spatial-temporal views on urban construction material flow and stock towards sustainability 13 Soil remineralizer: a new route to sustainability for Brazil, a giant exporting agro-mineral commodities 14 Urban mining of metals and minerals for a circular economy and the sustainable development goals 15 Resource and production technologies for scandium 16 Advanced manufacturing and high-quality materials: phosphorus PART III Management of social, environmental and economic issues in the mining industry: an overview 17 An evolving agenda for environmental, health, and safety management in mining 18 Overlapping and interacting water and land risks in mining regions 19 Environmental transparency of global oil and gas companies: an independent comparative assessment 20 Rethinking the social license to operate and community participation: the contribution of social impact assessment 21 Gender mainstreaming for sustainable mining in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities and challenges 22 Cooperatives as a centrepiece for formalizing small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: rationale, benefits and limitations 23 Making extractives work for sustainable development in resource-rich countries 24 Mining cities and sustainable development 25 Ethical supply chains of metals and minerals 26 Civil society and mining: an era of expanded approaches and voices will accelerate SDG impacts 27 Understanding and addressing ‘modern slavery’ in DRC-UK cobalt supply chains 28 Indigenous peoples and mining in the Circumpolar North: Canada, Finland, and Russia 29 Mining and sustainable development – a project-level approach to identify opportunities for collaboration and innovation
