Thanatia: the destiny of the earth's mineral resources - a thermodynamic cradle-to-cradle assessment
Auteur :
Valero Capilla, Antonio / Valero Capilla, Alicia
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789814273930
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2014
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Singapour
Is Gaia becoming Thanatia, a resource exhausted planet? For how long can our high-tech society be sustained in the light of declining mineral ore grades, heavy dependence on un-recycled critical metals and accelerated material dispersion? These are all root causes of future disruptions that need to be addressed today.