Open AccessMineral Expert Discusses Global Scramble for Natural Resources
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo470002
Subject(s) - boom , natural resource , competition (biology) , natural (archaeology) , natural resource economics , population , geography , political science , economic growth , economy , economics , archaeology , sociology , engineering , law , demography , ecology , environmental engineering , biology
With the global population boom and more people growing into affluence, there is increasing demand, desire, and competition for minerals, said Vince Mathews during a talk about the global scramble for natural resources on 30 October at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver, Colo.