ABSTRACT

This book considers the most contemporary innovations propelling the extractive industries forward while also creating new environmental and social challenges. The socio-ecological fabric of innovation in the extractive industries is considered through an integrative approach that brings together engineers, natural scientists, and social scientists—academics and practitioners—giving an empirically grounded and realistic evaluation of the innovations in this sector. It synthesizes a series of questions including:

section I|87 pages

Processes and Organizational Designs Underpinning Innovation in the Resources Sector

section II|132 pages

Advances in Mining, Oil, and Gas Technologies

chapter 16|14 pages

Extracting Off-Earth Resources

section III|133 pages

Social Responsibility and Environmental Stewardship