impacts sexospécifiquesjustice environnementaleTo what extent do mining environmental assessments in British Columbia (BC) consider gendered impacts? How are they considered? And how are these considerations shaped during the environmental assessment process? To answer these questions we undertook a ...
However, few have taken the next step of using this data to then direct the air to the areas of need instead of everywhere in the mine equally and automatically. Using this environmental information, a mine can continue to add additional controls to regulate the airflow requirements based upon...
While renewable energy doesn’t release harmful emissions into the atmosphere, manufacturing renewable energy technology can negatively impact the environment. For example, the production of solar panels requires the use of toxic materials, and the mining of minerals used in wind turbines can damage ec...
Extraction and Processing of Minerals & the Environmental Impacts of Mineral Use from Chapter 6 / Lesson 13 109K There are a variety of ways that minerals can be mined from the Earth, including surface mining, strip mining, and subsurface mining. Learn more about how mineral are extracted...
For OEMs, risk exposure is high when investing in a limited number of assets compared with the lower risk when sourcing via one or multiple mining companies, which typically operate a portfolio of assets.Alternatively, well-negotiated long-term supply agreements ca...
Discover how mine drones enhance safety and efficiency in mining operations, from underground inspections to stockpile measurements.
As the world's population continues to grow, non-traditional approaches to farming have become common in an effort to support larger numbers of people. Learn about the impacts of industrialized agriculture, and contrast its benefits to the food supply with its negative effects on the environment,...
But the coming physical climate risk is ever-changing and nonstationary. Replacing a stable environment with one of constant change means that decision making based on experience may prove unreliable. For example, long-accepted engineering parameters for infrastructure design may need to be rethought;...
This type of AI considers obstacles, terrain, and dynamic changes in the environment to ensure efficient movement from one point to another. For instance, in a strategy game, if the player orders a unit to move to a distant location, the pathfinding AI calculates the best route, avoiding ...
Recently, an intense discussion on the spatial-temporal dynamics of wetland ecosystems was initiated in China; it stemmed from a strict eco-environmental policy against the impact of under-lake mining activity [14,15]. A critical evaluation involves how under-lake mining impacts the wetland ...