| Autor: |
Kenneth Bedu-Addo, Michael Schmidt, Dmitry Palekhov, David J. Smyth |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Zdroj: |
Natural Resource Management in Transition ISBN: 9783319148762 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-319-14877-9_29 |
| Popis: |
This chapter aims to discuss the social, health and environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana in the context of sustainability vis-a-vis voluntary sustainability standards (VSS). Mining has played a crucial role in the development of human civilisation; in part by providing precious metals such as gold and silver, which are coveted by many cultures. Such was the value placed upon them that they were used as a universal currency for almost three millennia, stimulating global trade growth (Hruschka and Echavarria 2011). |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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