Uploaded on 2015-06-15 by jvboekel

Introduction On the photograph, the Utrecht Central Station public transport terminal is visible (Project Organisation Station Area, 2015). A very large and profound project in the largest transport hub of the Netherlands. As observed from the image, a high amount of glass and steel is present in the construction. Resource origins The source of the materials is . While the complete chain of steel production is complex, it is at a high level comprised of mining, transportation, production and application (in buildings). In Europe, the steel industry is highly developed, the source of the iron ore however, mailny lies outside of the European mainland. Much of the ore is imported and ``almost 50\% of all imports of iron ore in Northwest Europe arriving by sea do so via Rotterdam'' (Port of Rotterdam, 2015). A true globalized economy considering building construction. References Port of Rotterdam (2015). Port of Rotterdam Authority - Iron ore and scrap. Available at: http://www.portofrotterdam.com/en/Business/dry-bulk/Pages/iron-ore-scrap.aspx, visited on June 09, 2015. Projectorganisation Station Area (2015). Utrecht Central - Public transport terminal - CU2030. Available at: http://cu2030.nl/page/en-ov-terminal, visited on June 09, 2015. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14343898461216372.jpg