The mineral resources landscape - an expanded conceptualisation of minerals sustainability

Cooper, C; Giurco, D

The mineral resources landscape - an expanded conceptualisation of minerals sustainability

Cooper, C Giurco, D

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Publisher:: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry 2009 Conference (CD-ROM), 2009, pp. 115 - 122
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cooper, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Giurco, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1707-9531	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Brereton, D	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Bangerter, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Corder, G	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Gollogly, K	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Green, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Keenan, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Laurie, L	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Moran, C	en_US
dc.date	2009-07-06	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry 2009 Conference (CD-ROM), 2009, pp. 115 - 122	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978 1 921522 01 7	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/10704
dc.description.abstract	As part of global systems of mineral production and consumption, the Australian minerals sector is facing sustainability challenges across technological, social, ecological, economic and governance domains, as well as between local, national and global scales. To ensure that the Australian minerals sector progresses towards sustainability, it is imperative to understand the possible ways in which Australias mineral resources could support sustainable futures. A significant research gap exists between the complex nature of questions concerning minerals sustainability and the reductionist methods available to deal with them. This paper argues the need for broader, more integrated approaches to questions concerning minerals sustainability, which can address multiple human perspectives, complex and `messy patterns and processes across multiple organisational, temporal and geographical scales and whole systems of mineral production and consumption.	en_US
dc.publisher	The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry 2009 Conference (CD-ROM)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry	en_US
dc.title	The mineral resources landscape - an expanded conceptualisation of minerals sustainability	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	Carlton, Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Gold Coast, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	050209 Natural Resource Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Gold Coast, Australia	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Carlton, Australia	en_US
pubs.start-date	2009-07-06	en_US

Abstract:

As part of global systems of mineral production and consumption, the Australian minerals sector is facing sustainability challenges across technological, social, ecological, economic and governance domains, as well as between local, national and global scales. To ensure that the Australian minerals sector progresses towards sustainability, it is imperative to understand the possible ways in which Australias mineral resources could support sustainable futures. A significant research gap exists between the complex nature of questions concerning minerals sustainability and the reductionist methods available to deal with them. This paper argues the need for broader, more integrated approaches to questions concerning minerals sustainability, which can address multiple human perspectives, complex and `messy patterns and processes across multiple organisational, temporal and geographical scales and whole systems of mineral production and consumption.

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