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Mining and Community in South Africa

Author : Philippe Burger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351668730
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Mining and Community in South Africa written by Philippe Burger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mining has played a key role in the growth of many towns in South Africa. This growth has been accompanied by a proliferation of informal settlements, by pressure to provide basic services and by institutional pressures in local government to support mining. Fragile municipal finance, changing social attributes, the pressures of shift-work on mineworkers, the impact on the physical environment and perceived new inequalities between mineworkers, contract workers and original inhabitants have further complicated matters. Mining growth has however also led to substantial local economic benefits to existing business and it has contributed to a mushrooming of new enterprises. While the relationship between mining and economic development at the country level has received adequate attention in existing literature, less is known about the consequences of mining at the local level. This book investigates the local impacts of mining in South Africa, focusing on employment, inequality, housing, business development, worker well-being, governance, municipal finance, planning and the environment. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Mining and Community in South Africa will be of interest to scholars of South Africa, economic development, labour and industry, politics and planning.

Economic Diversification in Africa

Author : Imogen Mogotsi
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9991642838
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Economic Diversification in Africa written by Imogen Mogotsi and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2023-08-29 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Botswana is a major producer of the world’s diamonds and has been a pacesetter for beneficiation in the country. All mineral resources are finite: Botswana is working towards diversifying the economy before the diamonds run out. As one of the most stable and prosperous countries in Africa, Botswana sets an example to follow. This book gives a practical review of topical issues and the roles of government, the private sector, economic institutions and the international community in driving economic diversification. It highlights challenges faced by many small open economies in Africa as they search for new engines of growth.

The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa

Author : Lochner Marais
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000638928
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa by : Lochner Marais

Download or read book The Social Impacts of Mine Closure in South Africa written by Lochner Marais and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-05 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the relationship between mining, mine closure and housing policy in post-apartheid South Africa, using concepts from new institutional economics and evolutionary governance theory. Mine closures present a major challenge to the mining industry and governments, with this being particularly noticeable in the Global South. This book argues that the dependencies created by the mining industry and mine housing policies while a mine is operational cause serious societal problems when it closes. To demonstrate this, the book applies the concepts of place attachment, asset-based development and social disruption. Conceptually, the book challenges the view that place attachment and asset-based development are the most appropriate and often the only policy responses in mining areas. In South Africa, the mining industry and the government have created comprehensive housing programmes linked to homeownership to promote place attachment, stability and wealth among mine workers. These programmes do not consider the disruption that mine closure might bring. The book challenges the blind application, during boom periods, of policies which create long-term dependencies that are difficult to manage when a mine closes. This book will be of interest to students and scholars researching the social impacts of mining and the extractive industries, social geography and sustainable development, as well as policymakers and practitioners working with mine closure or social impact assessments.

Environmental Policy in Mining

Author : Alyson Warhurst
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781566703659
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Policy in Mining written by Alyson Warhurst and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-09-17 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecological Management of Mining: Achieving Environmental Compliance is a study and comparison - global in scope - of current practices used by mining firms striving for ecological management. The author takes an integrated and interdisciplinary approach in addressing, analyzing and working towards solutions regarding the complex challenges posed by managing the environmental impacts of mining. The issues addressed range from the ecotoxicological effects of metal residues to the land use effects of mining and from socioeconomic impacts to environmental regulation. The goal of this book is to assist mining companies throughout the world to achieve environmental compliance and improve competitiveness in the context of growing environmental regulation and technological innovation. It is an essential book for the wide variety of professionals working on issues in mining. Like the book and the research itself, the audience is integrated and interdisciplinary including engineers, planners, ecologists, policy makers and economists. Features

Large Mines and the Community

Author : Gary McMahon
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821350027
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Large Mines and the Community written by Gary McMahon and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "International Development Research Centre."

Kazakhstan: Accelerating Economic Diversification

Author : Kym Anderson
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
ISBN 13 : 9292612638
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (926 download)

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Book Synopsis Kazakhstan: Accelerating Economic Diversification by : Kym Anderson

Download or read book Kazakhstan: Accelerating Economic Diversification written by Kym Anderson and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kazakhstan has the potential to become an economic leader in Central Asia. Relying on oil and gas alone, however, will not produce the long-run level of growth needed to meet this potential. Reforms geared to improve the business climate, enhance competitiveness, and increase private sector participation are essential. This book examines reforms to accelerate economic diversification in the country. This involves not only modernizing and using public resources in agriculture more efficiently to increase productivity, but also transitioning of manufacturing toward high-potential exports to help the country’s industrial development and create employment opportunities. Upgrading innovation of oilfield services and improving transport and logistics are important to increase participation in the global value chains.

Sustainable Development in Mineral Economies

Author : Richard M. Auty
Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198294870
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Development in Mineral Economies written by Richard M. Auty and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses mineral economies in Botswana, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Engaging Geographies

Author : Juliana Mansvelt
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443861839
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Engaging Geographies written by Juliana Mansvelt and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume draws together three connected strands of research dealing with landscapes, lifecourses and mobilities, and will be of interest to social and cultural geographers and those in allied social science fields, particularly those with interests in the circulation of people and policy at a number of scales and locations. Landscapes might be considered to be a very mainstream geographical theme, though we treat them in an adventurous way by concentrating on infrastructure and ideology, art and resistance, as well as through a more mainstream exploration of multifunctional landscapes. Attention to diverse aspects of the lifecourse allows us to understand the social, spatial and structural complexities which characterise social relationships from birth to death. Mobilities, likewise, provide an opportunity to draw on some concepts from contemporary social and cultural geography relating to the movement of people and ideas over time and across space. Although much of the substantive content has a New Zealand and Australian orientation, it is presented in a way that engages with broader international literatures.

Social Work Practice in Remote Communities

Author : Glen Gerald Schmidt
Publisher : Linus Learning
ISBN 13 : 1607976838
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Social Work Practice in Remote Communities written by Glen Gerald Schmidt and published by Linus Learning. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa

Author : Sethulego Matebesi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003854893
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa by : Sethulego Matebesi

Download or read book Local Responses to Mine Closure in South Africa written by Sethulego Matebesi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates mine closure and local responses in South Africa, linking dependencies and social disruption. Mine closure presents a major challenge to the mining industry and government policymakers globally, but particularly in the Global South. South Africa is experiencing notable numbers of mine closures, and this book explores the notion of social disruption, a concept often applied to describe the effects of mine growth on communities but often neglecting the impact of mine closures. The book begins with three theoretical chapters that discuss theory, closure cost frameworks and policy development in South Africa. It uses evolutionary governance theory to show how mining creates dependencies and how mining growth often blinds communities and governments to the likelihood of closure. Too easily, mining goes ahead with no concern for the possibility, or indeed inevitability, of eventual closure and how mining communities will cope. These impacts are showcased through eight place-based case studies from across South Africa, one focusing on mine workers, to demonstrate that mine closure causes significant social disruption. This book will be of interest to students and scholars researching the social impacts of mining and the extractive industries, social geography and sustainable development, as well as policymakers and practitioners working with mine closure and social impact assessments.

Boom Town Blues

Author : Anne-Marie Mawhiney
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1550022911
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Boom Town Blues written by Anne-Marie Mawhiney and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boom Town Blues: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community tells of the Northern Ontario city of Elliot Lake, once the uranium capital of the world, which was devastated by the closing of the uranium mines operated by Denison and Rio Algom. The closures and mass layoffs were first announced in 1990 with the layoffs occurring from then until June 1996. Throughout the period after the layoffs were announced, several major research projects were undertaken. One, the Elliot Lake Tracking and Adjustment Study, follows approximately 1,000 of the laid-off miners and 530 of their spouses through their adjustment processes. Another, the Seniors Needs Assessment, examines the human resource and service needs of the increasing numbers of seniors moving to Elliot Lake as part of the community's economic strategy. In addition to these social scientific studies, several land and environmental reclamation research projects have been undertaken. Boom Town Blues: Collapse and Revival in a Single-Industry Community tells the reader about the results of these studies and gives a variety of community-based perspectives on the Elliot Lake story. The book highlights the struggles and successes of families and of the community as a whole. Boom Town Blues is about one community's struggle to survive, to shift its economic base from mining to one where retirement living for seniors, mine decommissioning, and a community-based research facility would be among several economic survival strategies. The book is of interest to readers throughout Northern Ontario and, indeed, wherever single-industry towns are threatened by major shifting in their economic base and are struggling to survive. The book also provides an excellent case study for teachers, students, policy makers, and politicians.

Responsible Mining

Author : Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart
Publisher : SME
ISBN 13 : 0873353730
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Responsible Mining written by Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart and published by SME. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mining Can Be Environmentally and Socially Responsible—and Still Profitable Even in this regulated, environmentally aware world, running a mine can be done safely, with combined goals of maximizing both the return on investment from extraction and the positive environmental and social impact that a well-run, responsible mine can offer. Responsible Mining is your comprehensive guide to addressing social and environmental risks at mines in the developed world. This book gathers case studies of best practices across the full range of issues. With examples from four continents, you can learn from both your home territory and around the world. Seventy-two leading mine engineers, forestry scientists, conservationists, environmental consultants, sustainability professionals, and geologists from prominent universities, extraction businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and governments have come together within these pages to lead you safely and profitably toward socially, environmentally, and economically beneficial mining practices. Organized around ten sustainability principles required of International Council on Mining and Metals members (including some of the largest extraction businesses in the world), the book addresses nearly every environmental and social consequence of mining in developed countries, including: · Protecting biodiversity · Minimizing negative impacts on climate change · Interacting appropriately with indigenous peoples · Enhancing the local community and reducing poverty · Reusing and recycling materials · Recovering energy · Recapturing and reusing water · Managing proper storage, reclamation, and disposal of tailings · Restoring the land after ceasing mining operations You will want to make this book required reading for all members of your team who are responsible for environmental compliance, resource recovery, sustainability, energy management, and marketing/public relations to facilitate cross-departmental discussions about how to incorporate best practices into your business plans.

Regional Economic Development Plan and Five-year Program

Author : Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission (U.S.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Regional Economic Development Plan and Five-year Program written by Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

From Open Secrets to Secret Voting

Author : Isabela Mares
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 131630079X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book From Open Secrets to Secret Voting written by Isabela Mares and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expansion of suffrage and the introduction of elections are momentous political changes that represent only the first steps in the process of democratization. In the absence of institutions that protect the electoral autonomy of voters against a range of actors who seek to influence voting decisions, political rights can be just hollow promises. This book examines the adoption of electoral reforms that protected the autonomy of voters during elections and sought to minimize undue electoral influences over decisions made at the ballot box. Empirically, it focuses on the adoption of reforms protecting electoral secrecy in Imperial Germany during the period between 1870 and 1912. Empirically, the book provides a micro-historical analysis of the democratization of electoral practices, by showing how changes in district level economic and political conditions contributed to the formation of an encompassing political coalition supporting the adoption of electoral reforms.

The Making of Modern Nevada

Author : Hal Rothman
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874178339
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Modern Nevada written by Hal Rothman and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nevada has always been different from other states. Almost from its beginning, Nevada sanctioned behaviors considered immoral elsewhere—gambling, prize-fighting, brothels, easy divorce—and embraced a culture of individualism and disdain for the constraints of more conventional society. In The Making of Modern Nevada, author Hal Rothman focuses on the factors that shaped the state’s original maverick, colonial status and those that later allowed it to emerge as the new standard of American consumer- ism and postmodern liberalism. Rothman introduces the masters who sought to own Nevada, from bonanza kings to Mafia mobsters, as well as the politicians, miners, gamblers, civic and civil-rights leaders, union organ- izers, and casino corporate moguls who guided the state into prosperity and national importance. He also analyzes the role of mob and labor union money in the development of Las Vegas; the Sagebrush Rebellion; the rise of megaresorts and of Las Vegas as a world icon of leisure and pleasure; and the political and social impact of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The Making of Modern Nevada is essential reading for anyone who wonders how the Silver State got this way, and where it may be going in the twenty-first century.

Reform of the Mining Law of 1872

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reform of the Mining Law of 1872 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beyond the Megacity

Author : Nadine Reis
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 148753972X
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Beyond the Megacity written by Nadine Reis and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Megacity connects and reconnects the global debate on the contemporary urban condition to the Latin American tradition of seeing, considering, and theorizing urbanization from the margins. It develops the approach of "peripheral urbanization" as a way to integrate the theoretical agendas belonging to global suburbanisms, neo-Marxist accounts of planetary urbanization, and postcolonial urban studies, and to move urban theory closer to the complexity and diversity of urbanization in the Global South. From an interdisciplinary perspective, Beyond the Megacity investigates the natures, causes, implications, and politics of current urbanization processes in Latin America. The book draws on case studies from various countries across the region, covering theoretical and disciplinary approaches from the fields of geography, anthropology, sociology, urban studies, agrarian studies, and urban and regional planning, and is written by academics, journalists, practitioners, and scholar-activists. Beyond the Megacity unites these unique perspectives by shifting attention to the places, processes, practices, and bodies of knowledge that have often been neglected in the past.