【2013】Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines
Book 图书名称：Mining and Natural Hazard Vulnerability in the Philippines
Author 作者： William N. Holden, R. Daniel Jacobson
Publisher 出版社：Anthem Press
Page 页数：306
Publishing Date 出版时间： Oct 15, 2013
Language 语言： English
Size 大小： 2.7 MB
Format 格式： pdf 文字版
ISBN:1783080515, ISBN-13: 978-1783080519
Edition: 第1版 搜索过论坛，没有该文档
The archipelago of the Philippines is well endowed with nonferrous mineral resources, and in recent years the Philippine government, acting under the influence of the dominant and seemingly ubiquitous neoliberal development paradigm, has liberalized its mining laws in order to accelerate economic development. Yet the Philippines is also a country highly prone to a variety of natural hazards that have the ability to interact adversely with mining’s potential for environmental degradation. Thus there are great dangers inherent in pursuing such a development paradigm: earthquakes can destabilize tailings storage facilities, typhoons can flood tailings ponds, and mine-pit dewatering can enhance the competition for groundwater resources during droughts. This study explores how these hazards amplify the environmental harm prevalent in mining, and reveals the substantial threat posed to the livelihoods of the archipelago’s poor, as well as the inadequacies of the very institutions designed to protect their environment.
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