This book uses a multimethod approach to examine local experience
of contemporary mining development in the Peruvian Andes, creating
an understanding of the transformations that rural societies
experience in this context. Mining is a major component of economic
growth in many resource endowed countries, whilst also causing
mixed social, cultural, and environmental effects. Most current
literature on contemporary mining in Peru is largely focussed on
conflict; however, in this text, the author takes a differing
approach by examining the experiences of families in the vicinity
of Rio Tinto's La Granja exploration copper project, Northern Peru,
an area with great significance due to the mining investment and
development, which has taken place over the past 25 years. The book
first provides a critical discussion about production of space
theories, and debates on spatial mobility, highlighting their
relevance to understanding large-scale mining developments,
especially in the Peruvian Andes. The following chapters analyze
spatial transformations mining development has prompted, focusing
on four axes: access to space, production, mobility, and
representations of space. A comprehensive narrative is constructed
drawing on diverse voices and perspectives, including those of
family heads and their partners, local leaders, company employees,
and social scientists. The book concludes by discussing how the
findings challenge some of the current accounts of the social
effects of mining developement on rural communities and pose
significant implications for sustainable development programs and
place-based practices. By taking an interdisciplinary approach,
this book will appeal to a wide audience including geographers,
social anthropologists, and social scientists interested in the
social effects of mining as well as researchers interested in
current Latin American Studies and Rural Development.
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