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30th of November 2016
STRADE publishes policy brief on voluntary initiatives, principles and criteria on environmental sustainability in mining
The STRADE team from Oeko published policy brief 07/2016 that reviews environmental principles and criteria in voluntary and legally non-binding initiatives with particular relevance for the ore mining sector.
31st of October 2016
STRADE publishes policy brief on socio-economic challenges
Oeko-Institut's STRADE team published another policy brief, no. 05/2016 (Outlining Socio - Economic Challenges in the Non - Fuel Mining Sector), addressing the socio-economic challenges related to the extraction process of mining.
30th of September 2016
STRADE publishes policy brief on environmental challenges
The STRADE team from Oeko-Institut published its first policy brief, no. 04/2016, reviewing environmental impacts and ecological challenges in raw material production.
Second edition of “Metabolism of the Anthroposphere” released
17th of July 2012 by Stefanie Degreif
21 years after the publication of the milestone “Metabolism of the Anthroposphere” the authors Peter Baccini and Paul H. Brunner have launched a second edition which has been substantially revised and greatly expanded.
The book covers the characteristics of material stocks and flows of human settlements in space and time. The method of material flow analysis (MFA) for metabolic studies and the analysis of regional metabolism and the material systems
generated by basic activities are described. The authors offer four case studies of optimal metabolic system design: phosphorus management, urban mining, waste management, and mobility.
This second edition focuses also on design and resource utilization which reflects recent debates and scholarship on sustainable development and climate change.
See also: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12806