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Mountain Movers - Mining, Sustainability and the Agents of Change (Paperback)
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Mountain Movers - Mining, Sustainability and the Agents of Change (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development
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The products of mining are everywhere - if it wasn't grown, it was
mined or drilled. But the mining industry has a chequered past.
Pollution, human rights abuses, and corruption have tarnished the
reputation of the industry across the globe. Over a decade ago the
major mining companies embraced the concept of sustainable and
equitable development and embarked on an explicit process of reform
- but has the industry actually changed? This book explores the
dynamics of change-making for sustainable development in the
resources sector, specifically the mining of mineral and energy
resources. The author recounts the stories and insights of over
forty change-makers both inside and outside the industry, from
anti-mining activists to the professionals charged with the task of
reform, introducing the people who are moving an industry that
moves mountains. The book takes stock of what has worked and what
has not, analyzing the relative influence and dynamics of the key
corporate, civil society and government actors with a view to
developing new approaches for improving environmental and social
outcomes from mineral and energy development. Illustrated with case
studies from Angola, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, El
Salvador, Guinea, Peru, The Philippines, Romania, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, and The United States of America, and brimming with
the backstories to the major sustainability initiatives, Mountain
Movers reveals where progress has been made and where reform is
still needed towards a more sustainable and equitable mining
industry.
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