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Author Holden, William N. (William Norman), 1962-

Title Mining and natural hazard vulnerability in the Philippines : digging to development or digging to disaster? / William N. Holden and R. Daniel Jacobson.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps.
text file
Series Anthem Southeast Asian studies
Anthem Southeast Asian studies.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "This book explores how natural hazards in the Philippines can amplify the environmental harm prevalent in mining and pose a substantial threat to the livelihoods of archipelago's poor, who depend upon subsistence agriculture and subsistence aquaculture."--Publisher's description.
Contents Front Matter; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Tables and Figures; List of Acronyms; Main Matter; INTRODUCTION; Phenomenon under Study: Mining amid Natural Hazards; Neoliberalism: A Controversial Paradigm; The Disciplinary Location of this Book: Geography; The Demarcation of an Important Caveat; The Outline of the Book; Chapter One MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES; The Philippines: A Developing Country in Southeast Asia; Mineral Resources of the Philippines; The History of Large-Scale Mining in the Philippines.
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Subject Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects -- Philippines.
Mineral industries -- Environmental aspects.
Philippines.
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects -- Philippines.
Mines and mineral resources -- Environmental aspects.
Mines and mineral resources.
Natural disasters -- Philippines.
Natural disasters.
Mine accidents -- Philippines.
Mine accidents.
Environmental risk assessment -- Philippines.
Environmental risk assessment.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Jacobson, R. Daniel.
Other Form: Print version: 9780857287762 0857287761 (DLC) 2011047725
ISBN 1843313960 (electronic book)
9781843313960 (electronic book)
9780857287762 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
0857287761 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
Standard No. 9786613586186