The book examines the impacts of medium-
and large-scale mines on local communities, through six case
studies, analyzing both the socioeconomic and cultural
effects, as well as environmental impacts of mining
operations on the communities. From a multidimensional
perspective, studies investigate mining operations costs,
and benefits, with an emphasis on the sustainability of
benefits, and the outcomes of the legal, and consultative
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2013Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain
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Library ResourceMarch, 2014Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany
Transportation has always played a
fundamental role in the formation of cities. Ports evolved
where rivers flowed into the ocean or at the confluence of
major rivers; sleepy outposts at the junction of major roads
became bustling trading hubs. Although this relationship
between transportation and development has been evident
since the creation of the earliest urban societies, all
previous conceptions of the city were made obsolete by the
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