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Explaining The Global Shortage of Sand Reserves

Jim Riley

3rd August 2017

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A terrific video here to use with students as they explore resource security.

Global reserves of sand are being depleted as demand has soared in the last 10-15 years to support significant volume of construction, particularly in Asia.

The world won't run out of sand, but as the video explains it will become harder and more expensive to source it, with an increasing environmental cost too.

Why is sand in short supply? (The Economist)
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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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