Extracted : how the quest for mineral wealth is plundering the planet : a report to the Club of Rome

Bardi, Ugo. (Author). Club of Rome. (Added Author).

Summary: "Mineral treasures that took millions, even billions, of years to form are being squandered in decades. Efforts to reuse and recycle are hopeful -- but are they enough? ... delivers a sweeping history of how minerals formed: the empires, wars and the gigantic global industry that grew up around them -- one that is increasingly showing signs of strain as pollution increases and economic returns diminish." --back cover

Record details

ISBN: 9781603585415 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1603585419 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781603585422 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

How it all began. Gaia's gift: the origin of minerals -- Plundering the planet: the history of mining -- Mineral empires: mining and wars -- The trouble we've seen. The universal mining machine: minerals and energy -- The bell-shaped curve: modeling depletion -- The dark side of mining: pollution and climate change -- A new planet. The red queen's race: the future of civilization -- Conclusion: A mineral eschatology.