Publications : Books

Books in English

Technological Assessment and Zero Emissions in a Global World Roberto C. Villas Bôas, James R. Kahn (Eds.) Published by CETEM-MCT / CYTED / IMAAC / UNIDO 151 pages, ISBN 85-7227-239-1, 2007 Contents of the book in pdf format

Indicators of Sustainability for the Mineral Extraction Industries Roberto C. Villas Bôas, Christian Beinhoff (Eds.) Published by GEF/UNDP/UNIDO in joint collaboration with CYTED, CNPq, IMAAC, CETEM and CVRD-Companhia Vale do Rio Doce 524 pages, ISBN 85-7227-164-3, 2002 See full contents of this e-book in  ftp  or  in  pdf. For the printed version, please send your request (with your name and postal address) to Ms. F. Engel. We shall provide the remittance of the book provided you pay mailing costs !

Mercury in the Tapajós Basin Roberto C. Villas Bôas, Christian Beinhoff, Alberto Rogerio da Silva (Eds.) Published in joint collaboration by CETEM/CNPq/CYTED-XIII/IMAAC-UNIDO 198 pages, ISBN 85-7227-148-5, 2001 Contents of the book in pdf format

Mine Closure in Iberoamerica Roberto C. Villas Bôas, Maria Laura Barreto (Eds.) Published in joint collaboration by CYTED/IMAAC-UNIDO 455 pages, ISBN 85-7227-132-5, 2000 Cover Foreword Table of Contents La Marisma Declaration (in Spanish) Module I : Environmental Aspects in Mine Closure Module II : Juridical and Legal Framework Module III : Social Aspects and Communities Module IV : Technology and Mine Closure Module V : Economy and Finances Module VI : Political and Social Aspects Module VII : Mine Closure - Case Studies

Technological Challenges Posed by Sustainable Development: the Mineral Extraction Industries Roberto C. Villas Bôas, Lélio Fellows Filho (Eds.) Published in joint collaboration by CYTED/IMAAC-UNIDO 410 pages, ISBN 85-7227-129-5, 1999 Inner Cover Preface Table of Contents Synopsis, Introduction and Chapters 1 to 7 Errata

Technological Assessment and Zero Emissions in a Global World Roberto C. Villas Bôas, James R. Kahn (Eds.) IATAFI/IMAAC-UNIDO/CETEM e-book, 146 pages, 1998 This e-book presents the proceedings of a workshop held in Brazil, in 1997, and contains many papers which examine : the role of technology in achieving zero emissions, the importance of zero emission for sustainable development, and the ever present question of technological assessment. Contents of the book are available below for downloading. Table of Contents Chapters

Books in Other Languages

Patrimonio Geológico y Minero en el Contexto del Cierre de Minas Roberto C. Villas Bôas, Arsenio González Martínez, Gildo de A. Sá C. de Albuquerque (Eds.) Published in joint collaboration by CYTED-XIII/CETEM/IMAAC-UNIDO 260 p., ISBN 85-7227-168-6, 2003 Contents of the book in pdf format.

O Conhecimento como Fator de Produtividade Marcelo de Matos Published in joint collaboration by CNPq/IMAAC-UNIDO 143 p., ISBN 85-7227-146-5, 2001 This book is about  "Knowledge as a Factor of Productivity" . It has 10 chapters written in Portuguese by a metallurgical engineer, was edited by R.C. Villas Bôas and L. Fellows Filho, and can be downloaded in pdf format by following this link.