Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain)
This study analyzes the evolution of a region whose economy is based on marble—a natural, non-renewable resource—which has also managed to improve its protection of the environment. A development plan promoted by the local government in the 1980s made it possible to assess local extraction companies...
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| author | Carretero-Gómez, Anselmo Piedra-Muñoz, Laura |
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| description | This study analyzes the evolution of a region whose economy is based on marble—a natural, non-renewable resource—which has also managed to improve its protection of the environment. A development plan promoted by the local government in the 1980s made it possible to assess local extraction companies and provide them with better technology, consequently increasing the yield of reserves and the quality of the final product, while also extending the life cycle of the deposit. Furthermore, new companies began to emerge which made use of materials that had previously been discarded. Finally, investments in research were responsible for introducing new artificial composite substitutes to the market. These actions have helped to reduce product extractions and improve its sustainability. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-146482023-11-08T09:52:18Z Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain) Carretero-Gómez, Anselmo Piedra-Muñoz, Laura This study analyzes the evolution of a region whose economy is based on marble—a natural, non-renewable resource—which has also managed to improve its protection of the environment. A development plan promoted by the local government in the 1980s made it possible to assess local extraction companies and provide them with better technology, consequently increasing the yield of reserves and the quality of the final product, while also extending the life cycle of the deposit. Furthermore, new companies began to emerge which made use of materials that had previously been discarded. Finally, investments in research were responsible for introducing new artificial composite substitutes to the market. These actions have helped to reduce product extractions and improve its sustainability. 2023-11-08T09:52:18Z 2023-11-08T09:52:18Z 2021-06 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Carretero-Gómez, A., Piedra-Muñoz, L., 2021. Sustainability of non-renewable resources: The case of marble in Macael (Spain), Extractive Industries and Society, 8: 100876, doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2021.01.011 2214-790X http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14648 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.01.011 en https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214790X21000113 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020-RUR-2016-2017/772705; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/AMIF/2017/AG/INTE/821726; info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/LIFE16 ENV/ES/000437 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Elsevier © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. Published in The Extractive Industries and Society, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2021, 100876. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.01.011 |
| spellingShingle | Carretero-Gómez, Anselmo Piedra-Muñoz, Laura Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain) |
| title | Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain) |
| title_full | Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain) |
| title_fullStr | Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain) |
| title_short | Sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in Macael (Spain) |
| title_sort | sustainability of non-renewable resources: the case of marble in macael (spain) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14648 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.01.011 |
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