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

Holden, William N. 1962-

Mining and natural hazard vulnerability in the Philippines : digging to development or digging to disaster? / William N. Holden and R. Daniel Jacobson. - London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (xix, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps - - Anthem Southeast Asian studies .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.

1843313960 (electronic bk.) 9781843313960 (electronic bk.) (hardback ; alk. paper) (hardback ; alk. paper)

9786613586186

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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.


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