Author : Yourfee Kennedy
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3389060790
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (89 download)
Book Synopsis Liberia's Mining Sector Impacts on Population, Infrastructure, and Environmental Sustainability by : Yourfee Kennedy
Download or read book Liberia's Mining Sector Impacts on Population, Infrastructure, and Environmental Sustainability written by Yourfee Kennedy and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2024-08-21 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature Review from the year 2024 in the subject Nature Protection, Landscape Conservation, University of Applied Sciences Eberswalde (Department of Forestry and Landscape Management), course: Biosphere Reserves Management, language: English, abstract: This study conducts an integrated spatial analysis of Liberia's mining sector, examining its effects on population, infrastructure, and environmental sustainability. The country's abundant reserves of gold, iron ore, and diamonds are crucial to its economy, creating jobs, generating revenue, and improving infrastructure. Nevertheless, the rapid growth of mining operations has resulted in significant environmental and socio-economic problems such as deforestation, soil degradation, and pollution, impacting both ecosystems and local communities. Through the utilization of various geospatial data sets, including land cover change maps from 2017 to 2023, details on mining licenses, locations of mineral deposits, and data on populated areas, this research offers a thorough evaluation of how mining influences changes in land cover, socio-economic circumstances, and infrastructure development in Liberia.