Global Mining in Socially Vulnerable Areas

Jul 7, 2010
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This data set was developed for use within the Mining and Critical Ecosystems project by the World Resources Institute. This dataset depicts the social vulnerability of an area based on a function of adult literacy, functional literacy, and income.
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World Resources Institute,Barro & Lee,2002.,Oxfam America,2001.,World bank,2003;
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Title: Global Mining in Socially Vulnerable Areas
Credits: World Resources Institute,Barro & Lee,2002.,Oxfam America,2001.,World bank,2003;
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: World Resources Institute
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Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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social dependency, enabling capacity, mining
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