1st Edition

Mining and Sustainable Development Current Issues

Edited By Sumit. K. Lodhia Copyright 2018
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Mining is a transformative activity which has numerous economic, social and environmental impacts. These impacts can be both positive and adverse, enhancing as well as disrupting economies, ecosystems and communities. The extractive industries have been criticised heavily for their adverse impacts and involvement in significant social and environmental scandals. More recently, these industries... Read more

1. Mining and Sustainable Development  Part I Importance of Sustainability in Mining  2. The Changing Role of Minerals in Society: Managing a Shift in Paradigms  3. Understanding the social acceptance of mining  Part II Due Diligence  4. Environmental Impact Assessment and the quest for sustainable mining  5. Using social impact assessment to achieve better outcomes for communities and mining companies  6. Due Diligence in the Mining Sector: An Expanding Concept  7. Financing Human Rights Due Diligence in Mining Projects  Part III Contemporary Sustainability Challenges  8. Mining, Development and Indigenous Peoples  9. Transit Worker Accommodation in Remote Australian Mining Communities: Push and Pull Factors  Part IV Corporate Sustainability Approaches  10. Sustainability reporting in the Mining Industry: Current Status and Future Research Directions   11. Mining Taxation in Mineral-rich Developing Countries: Past Mistakes and Future Challenges  Part V Sustainability Solutions  12. Emissions and the Role of Renewables: Drivers, Potential, Projects and Projections  13. Implementing shared-use of mining infrastructure to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

Biography

Sumit K. Lodhia is an Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Sustainability Governance, in the School of Commerce, University of South Australia.

"With contributions from prolific authors in the field this book addresses a diverse set of sustainability issues in the global mining industry from multi-disciplinary perspectives. It is a must for researchers, practitioners and students with sustainability interests in mining. The book discusses current opportunities and challenges to sustainable development in mining." - Professor Stefan Schaltegger, Centre for Sustainability Management, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany.