Innovation and technology for sustainable mining activity: A worldwide research assessment

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 221; pp. 38 - 54
• Main Authors: Aznar-Sánchez, José A., Velasco-Muñoz, Juan F., Belmonte-Ureña, Luis J., Manzano-Agugliaro, Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Analytical framework; bibliometric analysis; China; energy use and consumption; environmental science; environmental sustainability; Germany; Innovation; Life-cycle; minerals; Mining; social sustainability; Sustainability; systematic review; Technology; United States; United States; China; Germany; Mining; Analytical framework; Innovation; Technology; Sustainability; Life-cycle

The analysis of innovations and technologies aimed at improving the sustainability of mining activity has become important in recent decades. The main objective of this article is to evaluate the dynamics of this line of research worldwide between 1998 and 2017. A bibliometric analysis and a systema...