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Rethink sustainability. Curbing the great sand grab /

Up to 50bn tonnes of sand a year is mined, dredged and even stolen to satisfy the global appetite for infrastructure, according to the UN. FT science commentator Anjana Ahuja says it's disappearing faster than it can be replenished, cutting biodiversity, destroying fishing communities, and incr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ahuja, Anjana (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : Financial Times (Newspaper), 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Buildings > Environmental engineering.
Sand and gravel mines and mining.
Sand.
Geology, Economic.
Développement durable.
Constructions > Technique de l'environnement.
Sable.
Géologie économique.
Buildings > Environmental engineering
Geology, Economic
Sand
Sand and gravel mines and mining
Sustainable development
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Short films
Documentary films.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Up to 50bn tonnes of sand a year is mined, dredged and even stolen to satisfy the global appetite for infrastructure, according to the UN. FT science commentator Anjana Ahuja says it's disappearing faster than it can be replenished, cutting biodiversity, destroying fishing communities, and increasing flooding risks.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 2, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:02:02