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This book considers the most contemporary innovations propelling
the extractive industries forward while also creating new
environmental and social challenges. The socio-ecological fabric of
innovation in the extractive industries is considered through an
integrative approach that brings together engineers, natural
scientists, and social scientists-academics and
practitioners-giving an empirically grounded and realistic
evaluation of the innovations in this sector. It synthesizes a
series of questions including:
For too long Africa's mineral fortune has been lamented as a
resource curse that has led to conflict rather than development for
much of the continent. Yet times are changing and the opportunities
to bring technical expertise on modern mining alongside appropriate
governance mechanisms for social development are becoming more
accessible in Africa. This book synthesizes perspectives from
multiple disciplines to address Africa's development goals in
relation to its mineral resources. The authors cover ways of
addressing a range of policy challenges, environmental concerns,
and public health impacts and also consider the role of
globalization within the extractive industries. Academic research
is coupled with key field vignettes from practitioners exemplifying
case studies throughout. The book summarizes the challenges of
natural resource governance, suggesting ways in which mining can be
more effectively managed in Africa. By providing an analytical
framework it highlights the essential intersection between natural
and social sciences, central to efficient and effective harnessing
of the potential for minerals and mining to be a contributor to
positive development in Africa. It will be of interest to policy
makers, industry professionals, and researchers in the extractive
industries, as well as to the broader development community.
For too long Africa's mineral fortune has been lamented as a
resource curse that has led to conflict rather than development for
much of the continent. Yet times are changing and the opportunities
to bring technical expertise on modern mining alongside appropriate
governance mechanisms for social development are becoming more
accessible in Africa. This book synthesizes perspectives from
multiple disciplines to address Africa's development goals in
relation to its mineral resources. The authors cover ways of
addressing a range of policy challenges, environmental concerns,
and public health impacts and also consider the role of
globalization within the extractive industries. Academic research
is coupled with key field vignettes from practitioners exemplifying
case studies throughout. The book summarizes the challenges of
natural resource governance, suggesting ways in which mining can be
more effectively managed in Africa. By providing an analytical
framework it highlights the essential intersection between natural
and social sciences, central to efficient and effective harnessing
of the potential for minerals and mining to be a contributor to
positive development in Africa. It will be of interest to policy
makers, industry professionals, and researchers in the extractive
industries, as well as to the broader development community.
Mining, Materials, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
2030 and Beyond provides a systematic assessment of how the mining
and materials sector contributes to the 17 sustainable development
goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations in 2015. While the
target date of 2030 is considered a benchmark for reaching these
goals, the book looks beyond this date and considers a longer-term
vision. FEATURES Written by a consortium of authors from developing
and developed countries Offers coverage of environmental, economic,
and social dimensions of the SDGs Follows the 17 SDGs and includes
a short chapter on each, followed by a case example Includes longer
conceptual chapters that consider cross-cutting issues as well
Aimed at those working in minerals, mining, and materials, this
work offers readers a practical vision of how these sectors can
have a positive impact on meeting these vital global targets.
This book considers the most contemporary innovations propelling
the extractive industries forward while also creating new
environmental and social challenges. The socio-ecological fabric of
innovation in the extractive industries is considered through an
integrative approach that brings together engineers, natural
scientists, and social scientists-academics and
practitioners-giving an empirically grounded and realistic
evaluation of the innovations in this sector. It synthesizes a
series of questions including:
The Covid-19 Pandemic has brought forth global anxiety about
linkages between the environment and society at a fundamental
structural level. Earthly Order: How Natural Laws Define Human Life
provides an accessible exposition of the latest foundational
knowledge on how natural and social systems science can inform
planetary crises. Humanity has either tried to conquer or
capitulate to natural order, whereas we should be seeking to
understand latent structures and patterns that permeate all systems
and develop an "earthly order," that is socially functional and
sustainable. Current debates in politics often present what should
constitute a "world order" while scientists have wrestled with what
are fundamental conditions of "natural order." Author Saleem H. Ali
provides a readable synthesis of these debates with practical
guidance for the public with a host of current examples around
environmental decision-making by consumers, the government and
industry. Twitter: @saleem_ali
From sun-baked Black Mesa to the icy coast of Labrador, native
lands for decades have endured mining ventures that have only
lately been subject to environmental laws and a recognition of
treaty rights. Yet conflicts surrounding mining development and
indigenous peoples continue to challenge policy-makers.
This book gets to the heart of resource conflicts and
environmental impact assessment by asking why indigenous
communities support environmental causes in some cases of mining
development but not in others. Saleem Ali examines environmental
conflicts between mining companies and indigenous communities and
with rare objectivity offers a comparative study of the factors
leading to those conflicts.
"Mining, the Environment, and Indigenous Development Conflicts"
presents four cases from the United States and Canada: the Navajos
and Hopis with Peabody Coal in Arizona; the Chippewas with the
Crandon Mine proposal in Wisconsin; the Chipewyan Inuits, Dene and
Cree with Cameco in Saskatchewan; and the Innu and Inuits with Inco
in Labrador. These cases exemplify different historical
relationships with government and industry and provide an instance
of high and low levels of Native resistance in each country.
Through these cases, Ali analyzes why and under what circumstances
tribes agree to negotiated mining agreements on their lands, and
why some negotiations are successful and others not.
Ali challenges conventional theories of conflict based on economic
or environmental cost-benefit analysis, which do not fully capture
the dynamics of resistance. He proposes that the underlying issue
has less to do with environmental concerns than with sovereignty,
which often complicates relationships between tribes and
environmental organizations. Activist groups, he observes, fail to
understand such tribal concerns and often have problems working
with tribes on issues where they may presume a common environmental
interest.
This book goes beyond popular perceptions of environmentalism to
provide a detailed picture of how and when the concerns of
industry, society, and tribal governments may converge and when
they conflict. As demands for domestic energy exploration increase,
it offers clear guidance for such endeavors when native lands are
involved.
Connections between resources and migration operate as a complex
adaptive system rather than being premised in linear, causal
mechanisms. The systems thinking advocated within this Element
increases the inclusion of socio-psychological, financial,
demographic, environmental and political dimensions that mediate
resource-(im)mobility pathways. The Earth Systems Governance
paradigm provides a way to manage global migration flows more
effectively, allowing for consideration of networks and
interdependencies in addition to its inherent adaptiveness.
Resource rushes, hydropower displacement, and climate-induced
retreat from coastal areas are all examples of circumstances
linking resources and human mobility. Movement can also ameliorate
environmental conditions and hence close monitoring of impacts and
policies which harness benefits of migration is advocated. Green
remittance bonds, and land tenure policies favoring better arable
resource usage are key ingredients of a more systems-oriented
approach to managing mobility. The Global Compact on Migration
offers an opportunity to operationalize such adaptive governance
approaches in the Anthropocene.
International environmental agreements have increased exponentially
within the last five decades. However, decisions on policies to
address key issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, ozone
depletion, hazardous waste transport and numerous other planetary
challenges require individual countries to adhere to international
norms. What have been the successes and failures in the
environmental treaty-making arena? How has the role of civil
society and scientific consensus contributed to this maturing
process? Why have some treaties been more enforceable than others
and which theories of international relations can further inform
efforts in this regard? Addressing these questions with renewed
emphasis on close case analysis makes this volume a timely and
thorough postscript to the Rio-Plus 20 summit's celebrated
invocation document, The Future We Want, towards sustainable
development. Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective
Global Agreements provides an accessible narrative on understanding
the geopolitics of negotiating international environmental
agreements and clear guidance on improving the current system. In
this book, authors Lawrence Susskind and Saleem Ali expertly
observe international environmental negotiations to effectively
inform the reader on the geopolitics of protecting our planet. This
second edition offers an additional perspective from the Global
South as well as providing a broader analysis of the role of
science in environmental treaty-making. It provides a unique
contribution as a panoramic analysis of the process of
environmental treaty-making.
A pioneering exploration of human wants and needs and the natural
resources we consume. Would the world be a better place if human
societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material
goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by
providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with
scientific detail and humanistic nuance. It argues that simply
disavowing consumption of materials is not likely to help in
planning for a resource-scarce future, given global inequality,
development imperatives, and our goals for a democratic global
society. Rather than suppress the creativity and desire to discover
that is often embedded in the exploration and production of
material goods-which he calls "the treasure impulse"-Ali proposes a
new environmental paradigm, one that accepts our need to consume
"treasure" for cultural and developmental reasons, but warns of our
concomitant need to conserve. In evaluating the impact of treasure
consumption on resource-rich countries, he argues that there is a
way to consume responsibly and alleviate global poverty.
A new focus on international diplomacy and cooperation as the race
for polar resources escalates As the race for resources in distant
parts of the planet gathers momentum, the Arctic and Antarctic have
taken on a more prominent role in international relations.
Discussion has mostly centered on the potential for conflict,
environmental destruction, and upheaval from climate change. This
important book shifts the conversation from conflict to
cooperation, bringing to light various underappreciated facets of
diplomacy. Expert contributors from a wide variety of disciplines
provide a more nuanced view of emerging cooperation in the poles
than ever before. The authors discuss the complexities of governing
the Arctic and Antarctic, addressing such issues as energy
development, indigenous peoples' rights, tourism, invasive species,
ship traffic, commercial fishing, military patrols, and mineral
exploration. Will we repeat history and do lasting damage to
fragile arctic ecosystems and traditional ways of life? Or can we
create governance structures to protect these irreplaceable zones
of discovery and awe, and usher in a new era of cooperation at the
ends of the earth? This compelling book points the way toward
finding the best answers.
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