Promoting ecological sustainable planning for natural stone quarrying. The case of the Orosei Marble Producing Area in Eastern Sardinia

Nicola Careddu and Giampaolo Siotto

Resources Policy, 2011, vol. 36, issue 4, 304-314

Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the main environmental impact factors (noise, vibration, fumes, dust, vehicle traffic) associated with marble quarrying and processing in the Orosei industrial area and their effects. Solutions are also proposed to prevent, mitigate and, where possible, eliminate the impact on the environment. Using three-dimensional topographic models, the authors simulated quarry and industrial processing development, with projections over the next 10, 30 and 50 years. The aim of these simulations was to establish land management planning guidelines for the optimal and environmentally sustainable development of the Orosei Marble industrial area. Lastly, careful quarry development planning is important both for enhancing LCA and for improving production processes through sustainable technologies that yield green label products meeting environmental performance standards.

Keywords: Marble; Quarrying; Land management; Environmental sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q01 Q32 Q51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2011.07.002

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