The ""battle of gold"" under the light of green economics: A case study from Greece

Damigos, D; Kaliampakos, D

dc.contributor.author	Damigos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaliampakos, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:14Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:14Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	09430105	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17611
dc.subject	Environmental economics	en
dc.subject	Gold projects	en
dc.subject	Mining	en
dc.subject	Social cost-benefit analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Cost benefit analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Costs	en
dc.subject.other	Degradation	en
dc.subject.other	Economic and social effects	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental impact	en
dc.subject.other	Project management	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental economics	en
dc.subject.other	Gold projects	en
dc.subject.other	Innovations	en
dc.subject.other	Social cost benefit analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Mining	en
dc.subject.other	environmental degradation	en
dc.subject.other	local economy	en
dc.subject.other	mineral resource	en
dc.subject.other	mining industry	en
dc.subject.other	national economy	en
dc.subject.other	sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Eurasia	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Southern Europe	en
dc.title	The ""battle of gold"" under the light of green economics: A case study from Greece	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s00254-006-0201-9	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00254-006-0201-9	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	Mining firms stimulate local and national economies but this comes at a certain cost. In the light of increasing public concern, external costs of environmental degradation and social disruption are no longer of pure academic interest. The assessment of mining projects on the grounds of sustainable development is critical in order to decide whether the exploitation of mineral resources is socially desirable. In practice, few steps have been taken towards this end. In this paper, a case study is illustrated that provides the means for evaluating the social worthiness of mining projects. The analysis, which is the first of its kind in Greece, deals with a major problem of the mining industry: the gold debate on the grounds of green economics. The assessment is based on the social cost-benefit approach. Well-established techniques (e.g. benefit transfer) and innovative approaches have been adopted to overcome various practical problems. © Springer-Verlag 2006.	en
heal.journalName	Environmental Geology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s00254-006-0201-9	en
dc.identifier.volume	50	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	202	en
dc.identifier.epage	218	en