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Treasures of the earth

need, greed, and a sustainable future

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need, greed, and a sustainable future

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Treasures of the earth: need, greed, and a sustainable future
2009, Yale University Press
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Table of Contents

The pleasure of treasure
What lies beneath: the material and mystical origins of mineral wealth
Creating value: the endurance of precious jewels
The rush factor: tracing the mineral roots of global power through gold, coal, and oil
Toil and treasure
The darker side of fortune: the psychology of treasure dependence
Curing the resource curse: minerals and global development
The spoils of the earth: the ecological toll of extractive excitement
Measure for measure
Destination cradle: the quest for material cycling
The restoration ethic: hurting and healing ecosystems
Embracing the treasure impulse: toward cautionary creativity.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New Haven, London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
333.7
Library of Congress
HC79.C6 A42 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23218703M
Internet Archive
treasuresofearth00alis
ISBN 13
9780300141610
LCCN
2009018208
OCLC/WorldCat
317471749
Library Thing
9288698
Goodreads
6936549

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