Scarcity of mineral resources: consequences for exploitation, sustainability and technological development

The increase in world population and the demand for technologies have exponentially increased the consumption of mineral resources, putting their availability for future generations at risk. The objective of this study is to know the state of academic production on resource scarcity and evaluate its...

• Main Author: Castillo-Pérez, María José (author)
• Other Authors: Huerta-Velásquez, Catherine (author), Rivas-Lorca, Fernanda (author), Rojas-Uzcátegui, Eduardo (author), Lescot-Soto, Alexander (author), Argandoña-Reyes, Claudio (author), Araya-Carvajal, Katherine (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Escasez; Recursos minerales; Explotación minera; Sostenibilidad; Desarrollo tecnológico; Scarcity; Mineral resources; Mining exploitation; Sustainability; Technological development
• Online Access: https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/RevFIG/article/view/5811