Mining and natural hazard vulnerability in the Philippines : digging to development or digging to disaster? / William N. Holden and R. Daniel Jacobson.
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TextSeries: Anthem Southeast Asian studiesPublication details: London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xix, 286 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 1843313960
- 9781843313960
- 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
- 363.73/1 23
- TD195.M5 H65 2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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.
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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