Theme 4 Impact and Choices
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Sonderegger, T., Berger, M., Alvarenga, R., Bach, V., Cimprich, A., Dewulf, J., Frischknecht, R., Guinée, J., Helbig, C., Huppertz, T., Jolliet, O., Motoshita, M., Northey, S., Rugani, B., Schrijvers, D., Schulze, R., Sonnemann, G., Valero, A., Weidema, B. P., & Young, S. B. (2020). Mineral resources in life cycle impact assessment—part I: a critical review of existing methods. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 25(4), 784–797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-020-01736-6 Download
Rehbein, J. A., Watson, J. E. M., Lane, J. L., Sonter, L. J., Venter, O., Atkinson, S. C., & Allan, J. R. (2020). Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas. Global Change Biology, 26(5), 3040–3051. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15067 Download
Lee, J., Bazilian, M., Sovacool, B., & Greene, S. (2020). Responsible or reckless? A critical review of the environmental and climate assessments of mineral supply chains. Environmental Research Letters, 15(10), 103009. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab9f8c Download
Lèbre, É., Stringer, M., Svobodova, K., Owen, J. R., Kemp, D., Côte, C., Arratia-Solar, A., & Valenta, R. K. (2020). The social and environmental complexities of extracting energy transition metals. Nature Communications, 11(1), 4823. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18661-9 Download
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Sonter, L. J., Ali, S. H., & Watson, J. E. M. (2018). Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in conservation science. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1892). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1926 Download
Segura Salazar, J., & Tavares, L. (2018). Sustainability in the Minerals Industry: Seeking a Consensus on Its Meaning. Sustainability, 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051429 Download Download
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Cuvelier, D., Gollner, D., Jones, D. O. B., & et.al. (2018). Potential Mitigation and Restoration Actions in Ecosystems Impacted by Seabed Mining. Front. Mar. Sci, 5(467), 22. https://doi.org/doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00467 Download
Craik, N. (2018). Implementing adaptive management in deep seabed mining: Legal and institutional challenges. Marine Policy. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X18303178 Download
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Bebbington, A. J., Humphreys Bebbington, D., Sauls, L. A., Rogan, J., Agrawal, S., Gamboa, C., Imhof, A., Johnson, K., Rosa, H., Royo, A., Toumbourou, T., & Verdum, R. (2018). Resource extraction and infrastructure threaten forest cover and community rights. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201812505. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1812505115 Download
Banza Lubaba Nkulu, C., Casas, L., Haufroid, V., De Putter, T., Saenen, N. D., Kayembe-Kitenge, T., Musa Obadia, P., Kyanika Wa Mukoma, D., Lunda Ilunga, J.-M., Nawrot, T. S., Luboya Numbi, O., Smolders, E., & Nemery, B. (2018). Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo. Nature Sustainability, 1(9), 495–504. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0139-4 Download
Spuerk, S., Drobe, M., & Lottermoser, B. G. (2017). Evaluating resource efficiency at major copper mines. Minerals Engineering, 107, 27–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2016.12.005 Download
Gasparatos, A., Doll, C. N. H., Esteban, M., Ahmed, A., & Olang, T. A. (2017). Renewable energy and biodiversity: Implications for transitioning to a Green Economy. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 70, 161–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.08.030 Download
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Libecap, G. D. (2014). Addressing Global Environmental Externalities: Transaction Costs Considerations. Journal of Economic Literature, 52(2), 424–479. https://doi.org/10.1257/jel.52.2.424 Download
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