S Erik Offerman <br/><br/>
Critical Materials:Underlying Causes and Sustainable Mitigation Strategies 

 -  World Scientific Publishing Co.  2019 
 - 1 electronic resource (392 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> This book covers a new frontier of research in Critical Materials that provides insight in terms of the possible sustainable mitigation strategies, the complexity, broadness and multi-disciplinarity of the subject. By exploring in both "systems view" and "in-depth materials view" in light of the circular economy, this book tackles the problem of sustainable usage of materials that is closely intertwined with the energy issue and climate change. Topics covered include: geopolitics of materials, the energy-materials nexus, definitions of the criticality of materials, circular product design, the development of alternative materials (substitution), sustainable mining and recycling. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>11007 9789813271050 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1142/11007  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Mining Critical Materials Resource-Efficiency Sustainability Geopolitics Circular Economy Underlying Causes Recycling Mitigation Strategies