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![]() Case Studies from the Americas Edited by Alyson Warhurst IDRC 1998 ISBN 0-88936-828-7 300 pp. ![]() ![]() The 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. THE EDITOR Alyson Warhurst is Professor of Environmental Strategy at the School of Management, University of Bath, Director of the International Centre for the Environment (ICE), and Director of the international Mining and Environment Research Network (MERN).
Foreword — David Brooks 1998 Acknowledgments 1998 Introduction. MERN: Toward an Analysis of the Public Policy–Corporate Strategy Interface — Alyson Warhurst 1998 Chapter 1. Environmental Regulation, Innovation, and Sustainable Development — Alyson Warhurst 1998 Chapter 2. US Environmental Regulations and the Mining Industry: Lessons for Chile — Juanita Gana 1998 Chapter 3. Environmental Policies and Practices in Chilean Mining — Gustavo Lagos and Patricio Velasco 1998 Chapter 4. Environmental Management in a Heterogeneous Mining Industry: The Case of Peru — Alfredo Núñez-Barriga, assisted by Isabel Castañeda-Hurtado 1998 Chapter 5. Formal and Garimpo Mining and the Environment in Brazil — Maria Hanai 1998 Chapter 6. Environmental Issues in Brazilian Tin Production — Teresinha Andrade 1998 Chapter 7. Environmental Management in the Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminum Industry in Brazil — Liliana Acero 1998 Chapter 8. Competitiveness, Environmental Performance, and Technical Change: A Case Study of the Bolivian Mining Industry — Ismael Fernando Loayza 1998 Appendix 1. Contributors 1998 Appendix 2. Acronyms and Abbreviations 1998 Bibliography 1998 |
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