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Vladimir Pacheco Cueva - An Assessment of Mine Legacies and How to Prevent Them. A Case Study from Latin America.  - 9783319539751 - V9783319539751
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An Assessment of Mine Legacies and How to Prevent Them. A Case Study from Latin America.

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Description for An Assessment of Mine Legacies and How to Prevent Them. A Case Study from Latin America. Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 61 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCN; PNV; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 139.

This book seeks to enrich the growing literature on mine legacies by examining a case study of a small abandoned mine in Latin America. Using a combination of Rapid Rural Appraisal and secondary source analysis, this study assessed some of the most damaging legacies of the San Sebastian mine in eastern El Salvador, compared the country’s mine closure legislation against world’s best practice standards and provided strategies for awareness, prevention and remediation. 

The most damaging legacy to the environment is that of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) contamination of the local river.  The impact of AMD is felt well beyond the mining ... Read more

The findings are important because they demonstrate that the lack of closure planning can lead to private operators socializing the costs of pollution. The study also shows that the lack of state capacity may result in extractive projects becoming socio-economic liabilities in the long term.


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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
61
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Number of Pages
61
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319539751
SKU
V9783319539751
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About Vladimir Pacheco Cueva
Vladimir Pacheco Cueva holds a Doctorate of Philosophy and has 15 years experience pursuing research and providing training, policy and consulting to the private, community, government and academic sectors with respect to governance, community development and resource sector projects in Australia, Latin America and the South Pacific. Dr. Pacheco Cueva specializes in the design and implementation of cost-effective monitoring ... Read more

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