采矿业对赞比亚的社会经济及环境的影响

采矿业是赞比亚一类非常重要的工业 ,大量的开采和选矿作业给周边地区带来了严重的环境问题。导致了该区域内地表水、空气、土壤的污染 ,并对当地人民的身体健康带来威胁。本文主要分析铜矿开采业对赞比亚的社会经济及环境的影响 ,进一步探讨可以保持当地采矿业的可持续发展的有效措施。

Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of mining activities in Zambia

Mining is a very significant industry in Zambia. Mining and processing activities creates a number of environmental problems in the mining area called the Copperbelt. The open pit mining activities deforms the land surface and creates waste materials containing dangerous substances that pollute water, soil and the atmosphere, and cause harm to human health. This paper studies the socioeconomic and the ecological impacts of mining related activities on the Copperbelt of Zambia and discusses alternative countermeasures for a sustainable development approach.