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Aspects in Mining & Mineral Science

Changing Social Perceptions on Mining-Related Activities: A Key Challenge in the 4th Industrial Revolution

  • Open or CloseAntónio Mateus*

    Department of Geology and Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal

    *Corresponding author: António Mateus, Department of Geology and Instituto Dom Luiz (IDL), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Submission: June 27, 2020; Published: July 06, 2020

DOI: 10.31031/AMMS.2020.05.000608

ISSN : 2578-0255
Volume5 Issue2

Abstract

We are living in a period of multiple and accelerating changes where new uncertainties emerge constantly. Guidelines for economic growth are changing, social demands and environmental concerns are growing, and technological advancements are succeeding at rates never seen before. The main drivers of these changes are mostly related to digitization, decarbonization and dematerialization processes of economies, which follow the recent improvements achieved in biotechnology, digital networks, software design, and information and communication technologies.

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