Social impact assessment (SIA) is now conceived as being the process of managing the
social issues of development. There is consensus on what 'good'SIA practice is–it is …

Coal is an important global energy resource. However, the negative impacts of mining are
important factors restricting the sustainable development of mining areas. Under the …

Mining activities in Australia tend to be cyclical, with boom and bust times impacting upon
associated communities. However, little information exists to classify key impacts or to …

Abstract Social Impact Assessment (SIA) has traditionally been practiced as a predictive
study for the regulatory approval of major projects, however, in recent years the drivers and …

Mining companies are faced with growing societal demands that a sufficient portion of the
benefits from mining should flow to local communities to ensure they are adequately …

Sustainable mining has received much attention in recent years as a consequence of the
negative impacts of mining and public awareness. The aim of this paper is to provide mining …

Mining activities generate benefits but can also negatively impact human societies and the
environment. The present research aims to examine how people evaluate the benefits and …

The fields of Environmental Conflict Management (ECM), Environmental Conflict Resolution
(ECR), and Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment (PCIA) have become well established; …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on tracing GHG emissions across the supply
chain industries associated with the US residential, commercial and industrial building stock …

Local community acceptance is a key indicator of the socio-political risk associated with a
mining project. Discrete choice modeling could enhance stakeholder analysis, a critical step …