ISSN (online): 2071-1050
Call of the Journal:
- Agricultural Innovation and Sustainable Development
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence in New Energy Technology Systems
- Approaches to the Non-conflictual Use of Resources
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) | Exploring the Impact of AI on Politics and Society
- Autonomous Vehicles | Future of Transportation Sustainability
- Belt & Road Initiative in Times of ‘Synchronized Downturn’ | Issues, Challenges, Opportunities
- BIM-Based Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Buildings
- Biochar and Greenhouse Gas Emissions during Livestock Bio-Waste Composting
- Bringing Governance Back Home | Lessons for Local Government regarding Rapid Climate Action
- Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability
- Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Tourism Sector
- Circular Economy | A Move towards Economical Viable Sustainability
- Circular Economy Evaluation | Towards a Transparent and Traceable Approach under a Life Cycle Perspective
- Climate Adaptation and Mitigation through Sustainable Energy Solutions
- Considering Irreversibility in Transport Infrastructure Planning
- Construction 4.0 | The Next Revolution in the Construction Industry
- Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Management in Changing Environments
- Covid-19 and Urban Inequalities | Spatial and Digital Dimensions
- Designing and Implementing Innovative Business Models and Supply Chains | The Digitalization and Sustainability Imperative
- Digital Economy, E-commerce, and Sustainability
- Eco-Didactic Art, Design, and Architecture in the Public Realm
- Economy and Sustainability of Natural Resources
- Educational Spaces and Sustainability
- Effects of Climate Change on Sustainable Agriculture
- Efficient and Non-polluting Biomass and Wastes Thermal Gasification
- Emerging Research on Socio-Technological Sustainability Transitions
- Energy System Sustainability
- Environmental Impacts under Sustainable Conservation Management
- Environmental Management Approaches and Tools to Boost Circular Economy
- Environmental Migration and Displacement-Migration Aspirations in Response to Environmental Changes
- Exploring and Analyzing Links between the Covid-19 Pandemic and Globalization | Levers for Sustainability Transitions?
- Farming System Design and Assessment for Sustainable Agroecological Transition
- Geological Heritage and Biodiversity in Natural and Cultural Landscapes
- Governance of Technology in Smart Cities
- Green Building Technologies II
- High Precision Positioning for Intelligent Transportation System
- Household Food Waste | From an International Perspective
- Hydrological Responses by Climate Change and Human Activities
- IEIE Buildings (Integration of Energy and Indoor Envirornent)
- Influence of Hydrometeorological Hazards on Regional Sustainable Development in Vulnerable Mountain Areas
- Infotainment Systems and Intelligent Vehicles
- Innovations towards Greener and Smarter Mobility for Sustainable Development
- Innovative and Sustainable Technology in Carbon Emission Reduction
- Innovative Food Science and Sustainable Process Management
- Integration of BIM and ICT for Sustainable Building Projects
- Karst and Environmental Sustainability
- Low CO2 Concrete
- Machine Learning for Sustainable Energy
- Maladaptation to Climate Change
- Management and Innovation for Environmental Sustainability
- Management Approaches to Improve Sustainability in Urban Systems
- Mediatization of Social Sustainability | Paradigm of Explicitation and Understanding of the Environment, Society and the Economy
- Modelling and Mapping of Soil
- Natural and Technological Hazards in Urban Areas | Assessment, Planning and Solutions
- Nature-Based Tourism, Protected Areas, and Sustainability
- New Environmental, Economic and Social Challenges for Raw Materials Supply | Sustainable Mining and Extractive Waste Exploitation
- New Evidences of Indoor Thermal Comfort in Residential and Tertiary Buildings | Design and Evaluation Methods
- Organic and Perovskite Photovoltaics | New Materials, New Processes and Stability
- Planning and Design Interventions for Improving the Well-Being of Vulnerable Groups
- Port Governance
- Public Health Related to Climate Change
- Public Transport Accessibility and Sustainability
- Recycling and Sustainability of Plastics
- Regenerative Buildings and Beyond | Scale Jumping Sustainable and Net-Zero Designs to Regenerative Neighbourhoods, Districts, Communities, and Cities
- Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development
- Rural Development | Challenges for Managers and Policy Makers
- Scientific Theory and Methodologies toward a Sustainable Future under Post-Covid-19 Transition Movement
- Sheltering and Housing Displaced Populations
- Smart City Innovation and Resilience in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
- Soil Stabilization in Sustainability
- Sustainability and Agricultural Economics
- Sustainability at the Nexus between Climate Change and Land Use Change
- Sustainability in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- Sustainable and Safe Two-Wheel Mobility
- Sustainable Building and Sustainable Indoor Environment
- Sustainable Cities | Challenges and Potential Solutions
- Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management
- Sustainable Cropping Practices to Counteract Environmental Stresses
- Sustainable Development and Practices | Production, Consumption and Prosumption
- Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)
- Sustainable Enterprise Excellence and Innovation
- Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Firm Performance and Innovation
- Sustainable Geotechnics | Theory, Practice, and Applications
- Sustainable Innovation Trends and Global Value Chains in Emerging Markets
- Sustainable Intelligent Manufacturing and Logistics Systems
- Sustainable Railway Systems | Innovation and Optimization
- Sustainable Transportation Management, Governance and Public Policy
- Sustainable Transportation Planning and Policy
- Sustainable Zero Energy Buildings
- Systems Engineering for Sustainable Development Goals
- The Human Side of Sustainable Innovations
- The Value Generation of Social Farming
- Towards a Sustainable Urban Planning for the Green Deal Era
- Urban Microclimate and Air Quality as Drivers of Urban Design
- Urban Renewal, Governance and Sustainable Development | More of the Same or New Paths?
- Urban Sprawl and Sustainability II
- Urban Sustainability | Community-Scale Climate Adaptation
- Urban Sustainability | Re-envisioning Cities to Lead the Way toward to Circular Economy
- Urbanization and Road Safety Management
- Water-Food-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development
- World Cities in the Era of Globalization
Apr
2021
May
2021
The demand for raw materials and critical raw materials (e.g., REE, PGE, Li, Co, Ga, Ge, Re) is continuously growing, something which is highly connected to the development of climate-benefit technologies as well as high-technology applications. This demand will be more and more dependent on which technologies will become dominant in the marketplace, and the supply of raw materials is highly connected to international geopolitics strategies and global market conditions, as most of them are exploited in non-EU countries. Raw material supply is still guaranteed via ore deposit exploitation, as the recycling of critical elements (e.g., REE, Li) is neither feasible nor economically convenient; consequently, mining activities have increasingly been improving at a global level, and modern and more efficient technologies and mining techniques need to be applied to guarantee a sustainable mining. In the past, mining activity and extractive waste management were approached, mainly considering the environmental hazards and landscape degradation, but currently, the huge volumes of past mineral waste can represent an important source of raw materials. This highly interdisciplinary theme can therefore involve a wide scientific audience, from geologists to environmental and management engineers, to economists.
Keywords: Critical raw materials; Sustainable mining; Circular economy; REE; LCA; Mining waste; Quarries and mines; Raw materials; Environmental impact; Waste recycling.
New Environmental, Economic and Social Challenges for Raw Materials Supply | Sustainable Mining and Extractive Waste Exploitation
The demand for raw materials and critical raw materials (e.g., REE, PGE, Li, Co, Ga, Ge, Re) is continuously growing, something which is highly connected to the development of climate-benefit technologies as well as high-technology applications. This demand will be more and more dependent on which technologies will become dominant in the marketplace, and the supply of raw materials is highly connected to international geopolitics strategies and global market conditions, as most of them are exploited in non-EU countries. Raw material supply is still guaranteed via ore deposit exploitation, as the recycling of critical elements (e.g., REE, Li) is neither feasible nor economically convenient; consequently, mining activities have increasingly been improving at a global level, and modern and more efficient technologies and mining techniques need to be applied to guarantee a sustainable mining. In the past, mining activity and extractive waste management were approached, mainly considering the environmental hazards and landscape degradation, but currently, the huge volumes of past mineral waste can represent an important source of raw materials. This highly interdisciplinary theme can therefore involve a wide scientific audience, from geologists to environmental and management engineers, to economists.
Keywords: Critical raw materials; Sustainable mining; Circular economy; REE; LCA; Mining waste; Quarries and mines; Raw materials; Environmental impact; Waste recycling.
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Guest Editors
Dr. Alessandro Cavallo
Dr. Giovanna Antonella Dino
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Grieco