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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
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Recursos minerales, cuestiones ambientales y uso de la tierra.

C A Hodges

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |June 2, 1995
    PubMed
    Resumen

    A pesar de las predicciones de escasez, las reservas mundiales de minerales no combustibles han aumentado con el consumo. Las reformas políticas en los países en desarrollo pueden aprovechar la riqueza mineral para el desarrollo sostenible y la protección del medio ambiente.

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