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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
まとめ
希少性の予測にもかかわらず,世界の非燃料鉱物埋蔵量は消費量とともに増加しています. 開発途上国の政策改革は,持続可能な開発と環境保護のために鉱物資源を活用することができます.
科学分野:
- 地球科学 地球科学 地球科学
- 環境政策 環境政策
- リソースエコノミクス 資源経済学
背景:
- 歴史的予測 (1950年代-1980年代) は,消費による非燃料鉱物の不足を予想していた.
- これらの予測とは対照的に,世界の準備は拡大し,不足は実現していない.
研究 の 目的:
- 政策決定の文脈で世界の原材料の利用可能性を分析する.
- 鉱物資源管理の経済的および環境的影響を評価する.
- 鉱物豊かな開発途上国の政策改革の利点を特定する.
主な方法:
- 資源の利用可能性に関する過去の予測のレビュー.
- 世界の鉱物消費量と鉱物埋蔵量のデータを分析する.
- 資源開発と環境保護に影響を与える政策枠組みの検討.
主要な成果:
- 非燃料鉱物の莫大な消費は,持続的な不足につながっていない.
- 非燃料ミネラルの世界埋蔵量は,明らかに増加しています.
- 環境保護の正当化は,特定の鉱石の採掘の利益を上回る可能性があります.
結論:
- グローバルな鉱物の利用可能性は,慎重な政策で資源開発の継続をサポートします.
- 発展途上国における政策改革は,外国投資を誘致し,鉱物資源を効果的に管理することができる.
- 環境への説明責任と適切な資源の賃貸配分を統合することは,持続可能な開発にとって極めて重要です.
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