Abstract: In their Perspective "A looming tragedy of the sand commons" (8 September, p. 970), A. Torres et al. suggest that sand scarcity, driven primarily by rapid urban expansion, needs to be recognized as a global sustainability issue. Absent from their discussion is a key component of the "complex interlinkages" comprising this system—entrapment of sand and gravel behind tens of thousands of dams.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-10-13
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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