The Next Sustainability Crisis: Humans Are Using So Much Sand That We May Actually Run Out

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Autor: archdaily Publicado el: 16/04/2018
The Next Sustainability Crisis: Humans Are Using So Much Sand That We May Actually Run Out

Sand is the most-consumed natural resource in the world after water and air. Modern cities are built out of it. In the construction industry alone, it is estimated that 25 billion tons of sand and gravel are used every year. That may sound a lot, but it?s not a surprising figure when you consider how everything you?re surrounded with is probably ma...
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