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Contextualizing the effects of stone quarrying: insights from the

Resource availability and extraction seem to present a paradox to most countries in the global south. It appears to be a curse rather than a blessing. Using the resource curse theory as a philosophical lens, this study qualitatively analysed the effects of the stone quarrying industry in the Wenchi municipality of Ghana. Using the case study …

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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF STONE QUARRYING…

Results indicated that, stone quarrying did more harm than good on the biophysical environment as it came with terrestrial ecosystem degradation as reported by 65%, water quality deterioration as reported by 34% as well as deafening noise and air pollution as indicated by of the total respondents.

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NO LONGER JUST A HOLE IN THE GROUND

Introduction: Impacts of Quarrying A quarry is an area from which resources such as marble, limestone, sand and granite are extracted for industrial use. Once depleted of their desired resources, quarries are frequently abandoned. The majority of quarries are located fairly close to urban environments due to the expense of transporting

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Impact of limestone quarries | PDF

Limestone is big business but the need for limestone has to be balanced against the economic, environmental and social effects. Some factors that have to be considered include: ffect on employment – increased job opportunities – noise, sound and air This case study to evaluate some of the effects of the limestone industry.

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Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Limestone Quarrying …

Environmental impacts of the mineral extraction have been a public concern. Presently, there is widespread global interest in the area of mining and its sustainability that focused on the need to shift mining industry to a more sustainable framework. The aim of this study was to systematically assess all possible environmental and climate change related impacts …

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Limestone quarries and their environmental impact

The research area (limestone quarry Mokra near Brno) was evaluated by semi - quantitative evaluation of the environmental, productive and social potential of the site. Based on the results,...

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IMPACT OF LIMESTONE QUARRYING …

The negative impacts are mostly environmental related issues such as air, sound and water pollution. The objective of the study is to identify the environmental and social …

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Limestone quarrying

It create jobs. (Social and economical) Once all the limestone is quarries the area is then landscaped so that it blends in with the natural surroundings. (environmental) Limestone is a useful raw material; used to make cement, concrete, paper, glass, mortar as well as neutralizing acidic lakes and soils.(economical and environmental) Disadvantages

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The social and economic advantages and disadvantages of …

This is a preview of the whole essay. See our A-Level Essay Example on The social and economic advantages and disadvantages of limestone quarrying and it's use, Rocks & …

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Environmental Impact: Assessment of Stone and Sand Quarrying …

Positive Impacts. While the principle objective of the EIA process is to identify and mitigate significant adverse effects, it is also appropriate to describe the main positive environmental effects of the project. ... There are a lot impacts that stone and sand quarrying has on physical, ecological, social, economical, cultural, and political ...

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Quarrying and the environment | Quarrying | Foundations of the …

Quarrying is very much part of the local heritage but most people in the area are only too well aware of the potentially negative impact of quarrying. However the industry has undergone tremendous changes especially over the last three decades and has sought to mitigate the worst impacts on the local community, but still fulfill the UK's demand ...

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Studying the Effects of a Limestone Quarry on the …

Barak Fishbain. Abstract. The typical activity in a limestone quarry includes explosions, quarrying and passage of heavy duty-vehicles. These processes typically cause high …

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Social impact assessment in the mining sector: Review

Moreover, evaluating positive impacts and the contribution of the sector to the socio-economic development, taking into account both local and macro scale, is challenging. The reference list of social impacts of mining gathered in this study could be a starting point for the harmonization of indicators for the social sustainability assessment.

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Environmental impact analysis of quarrying activities established …

It is observed that environmental impacts of quarrying sand, gravel, and other building materials from stream beds lead to modifications in stream regime (Ozcan et al., 2012). The complications ...

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Green quarries: Building a positive impact through biodiversity …

As with other heavy industries, the cement sector has historically played a role in contributing to this issue, with detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem degradation primarily centred around limestone quarries. Here, large areas of land are stripped of topsoil, and then mined, changing the contour of the landscape over time.

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Mount Etna: Queensland's longest environmental conflict

Mount Morgan Limited began limestone mining on Limestone Ridge in 1963; Central Queensland Cement Limited (CQC) opened a quarry on Mount Etna in 1966. Bats and cavers. Quarrying initially spoiled the mountain's symmetry but as it moved to the cavernous face it threatened caves valued for their beauty and as bat habitat.

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Impacts of quarrying activities on the environment and livelihood …

Moreover, 45% of the area residents and 44% of the quarry workers have experienced health problems related to quarrying activities. Nevertheless, there was a significant relationship between quarrying activities and the environmental as well as human health problems in the area (p<0.05). The positive impacts identified are; …

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10 Advantages and Disadvantages of Quarrying Limestone

4. Quarries may have a negative health impact. Stringent health and safety regulations can offset some of the negative health …

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What is quarrying and why is it important?

Quarrying is part of the wider extractive industry and the natural stone, gravel and sand that comes from a quarry are known as 'aggregate'. />. It's fair to say that people don't give much thought to the subject of aggregates, and may only know a quarry as a hole in the ground. However, it should be recognised that our current way of life ...

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(PDF) LARGE-SCALE MINING IN LUZON, PHILIPPINES

social capital, build ownership, and eliminate or at least reduce adverse social impacts (World Bank, Social Assessment Guidelines, 1998). Bowles (1981) developed a useful approach to

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4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Limestone Quarrying

Limestone quarrying generates a lot of jobs. There is a direct economical impact. If limestone quarrying is banned today, …

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Perceptions of local communities regarding the impacts of mining …

The respondents who are employed on a part-time basis (mean = 3.20) think that the positive impacts or benefits of employment negatives on social migration are lower, compared to those on permanent employment (mean = 3.83, effect size = 0.51) and those employed on a contract basis (mean = 2.44, effect size = 0.37) (Table 28).

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The Significance and Social Impact of Quarrying in …

The Significance and Social Impact of Quarrying in Shropshire in the 19th and 20th Centuries xi Figure 4.6: Llanymynech Quarries 1950: Figure 4.7: Llanymynech Heritage Area Figure 4.8: Llanymynech Heritage Areas, Llanymynech Tramways and Wharf Figure 4.9: English Incline from the looking up from the base Figure 4.10: The English Drum House

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Quarrying | PPT

2.Quarrying is one of the biggest industries in the areas where granite, limestone, chalk and clay are found. Unfortunately these areas are, in many cases, also areas of great natural beauty and often part of a National Park. There are therefore many positive and negative impacts of quarrying .

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COMMUNITIES COMPANY RELATION IN LIMESTONE …

The finding shows that limestone exploitation has both positive and negative effects on the host community and the workers. It also shows that the benefits derived by the host community like employment, good roads, schools and hospitals are insignificant when compared with the negative effects of the exploitation on the

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A case study of the life cycle impact of limestone quarrying on the

The ReCiPe method was used to assess the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA). This. method is one of the newest and mostly used LCIA approach in the world, it exposes a. A. case study of the life ...

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NO LONGER JUST A HOLE IN THE GROUND

I will examine cases that successfully transformed resource-depleted quarries into commercial and residential communities, and will discuss how further to improve future …

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