Environmental reclamation of limestone mining sites in Italy: Financial evaluation, challenges and proposals for sustainable development

Antonio Nesticò, D’Ambrosio, Gianni, Patrizia Ghisellini, Gabriella Maselli and Sergio Ulgiati

Resources Policy, 2024, vol. 89, issue C

Abstract: Currently the environmental restoration of former extraction sites of limestone materials to be used in construction sector is still an open issue, challenging the opportunities for a more sustainable development of local communities.

Keywords: Mine restoration; Mining sites; Limestone materials; Reclamation cost-revenue analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104534

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