Mining and Sustainable Development: Current Issues

Cover
Half Title
Book Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Notes on contributors
Preface
1 Mining and sustainable development
	The role of mining in sustainable development
	A framework for mining and sustainable development
	Current issues in mining and sustainable development
	Contributions and future possibilities
	References
Part I
	Importance of sustainability in mining
	2 The changing role of minerals in society: managing a shift in paradigms
		Introduction
		Prerequisites of transition
		Managing industrial change
		Conclusion: extractive industries and the shift to sustainability
		Notes
		References
	3 Understanding the social acceptance of mining
		Introduction
		The drivers of social acceptance of mining
		How the drivers of social acceptance interact in practice
		Implications of these findings for practice
		Conclusion
		References
Part II
	Due diligence
	4 Environmental impact assessment and the quest for sustainable mining
		Introduction
		The practice of environmental impact assessment
		Sustainable development
		Sustainable mining
		Using EIA to achieve sustainable mining
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	5 Using social impact assessment to achieve better outcomes for communities and mining companies
		Introduction
		What is social impact assessment?
		Social analysis informed by participation
		SIA and social performance in mining
		Management of social impacts over the mine lifecycle
		Conclusion
		References
	6 Due diligence in the mining sector: an expanding concept
		Due diligence: a brief history
		Due diligence for human rights risks
		The moral and financial impetus for human rights due diligence
		Mechanisms for human rights due diligence: impact assessment
		Pitfalls in human rights due diligence: far more is required than is generally believed
		Next steps in methodological rigor: blending perceptions and realities in employing the human rights lens
		Corporate opposition to the human rights lens
		Next steps in methodological rigor: filtering out noise
		Sticking to the facts
		Conclusion
		References
	7 Financing human rights due diligence in mining projects
		Introduction to human rights due diligence
		Growing state efforts toward mandatory rules
		Human rights due diligence: state of play
		Constraints on human rights due diligence
		New mechanisms to enable human rights due diligence
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
Part III
	Contemporary sustainability challenges
	8 Mining, development and Indigenous peoples
		Introduction
		Sustainability and Indigenous control
		Indigenous peoples and the environmental impacts of mining
		Mineral revenues and Indigenous development
		Innovation and reform
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	9 Transit worker accommodation in remote Australian mining communities: push and pull factors
		Introduction
		The drivers for long-distance commuting and transit worker accommodation
		Long-distance commuting and host communities
		Work and lifestyle choices
		Industry perspective
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		References
Part IV
	Corporate sustainability approaches
	10 Sustainability reporting in the mining industry: current status and future research directions
		Introduction
		Sustainability reporting
		Sustainability reporting in the mining industry
		Future research opportunities
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	11 Mining taxation in mineral-rich developing countries: past mistakes and future challenges
		Introduction
		Fiscal objectives
		Fiscal instruments and packages
		Fiscal issues relating to globalisation and mining multinationals
		Tax administrative capacity and inter-agency co-operation
		Conclusions
		References
Part V
	Sustainability solutions
	12 Emissions and the role of renewables: drivers, potential, projects and projections
		Introduction
		Potential
		Drivers
		Projects: case studies
		Projections
		Conclusions
		References
	13 Implementing shared-use of mining infrastructure to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
		Introduction
		Shared-use infrastructure
		Shared-use and the SDGs
		Shared-use mining-related infrastructure by SDG
		Roadblocks to shared-use infrastructure
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Index