A5058493222- Mining and Resource Management
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Mining Techniques and Economics
- Tailings Management and Properties
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Global Energy and Sustainability Research
- Human Rights and Development
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Geological formations and processes
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Insurance and Financial Risk Management
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits
Fiji National University
2024
The University of Queensland
2012-2023
Griffith University
2007
Social impact assessment (SIA) is now conceived as being the process of managing social issues development. There consensus on what 'good' SIA practice – it participatory; supports affected peoples, proponents and regulatory agencies; increases understanding change capacities to respond change; seeks avoid mitigate negative impacts enhance positive benefits across life cycle developments; emphasizes enhancing lives vulnerable disadvantaged people. We analyse strengths, weaknesses,...
Significance In this report we investigate company–community conflict and its role in the regulation of sustainability performance extractive industries. We estimate cost to companies identify as an important means through which environmental social risks are translated into business costs decision-making. The paper clarifies relationship between risk experienced—and interpreted—by local communities, corporations. Findings reveal that, at least for case industries, these two types can...
The expansion and contraction of the coal mining industry in Australia has placed pressure on regional communities environments multiplied extent, magnitude profile cumulative impacts. While some have benefited from through creation jobs investment economies, compounding impacts multiple operations stretched environmental, social, human economic systems rendered conventional mine-by-mine governance approaches ineffective. In this paper we draw examples Bowen Basin, Hunter Valley Gunnedah...
Abstract Tailings facility failures represent a significant risk to the environment and communities globally, but until now little data was available on global distribution of risks characteristics facilities ensure proper governance. We conducted survey compiled database with information tailings disclosed by extractive companies at request institutional investors. Despite limitations in data, this disclosure represents most comprehensive ever undertaken. The dataset includes 1743 provides...
The global discourse on mining and development suffers from a fundamental distortion. Mining, is almost ubiquitously framed as the international trade of metals, energy minerals precious gemstones, neglecting industrial construction materials that are most important for local domestic dominate mineral production. In this paper I argue rethink in role ask whether community has been overlooking key commodities, issues, actors pathways. also serves an introduction to special issue Development...
Questions over the role of mining in Australian economy and society have gained increasing public scrutiny recent years. In this paper we consider whether has changed with boom. The draws attention to four key areas. first is economics mining, where a rise commodity values made more profitable. Mining now dominates exports than previous booms. second area scale operations, which grown substantially, reflecting unprecedented investment. third degree effects resource extraction extend...
This paper synthesises findings of a recent IAIA Symposium on Resettlement and Livelihoods (South Africa, October 2014). Over 250 practitioners from 42 countries attended, representing governments, private sector, academia, impacted communities, civil society international financial institutions (IFIs) consultants. Five 'big' themes emerged: (1) land access resettlement practice falls short community expectations, with negative impacts livelihoods displaced people, absence meaningful...