Relationships and the Course of Social Events During Mineral Exploration: An Applied Sociology Approach - Couverture souple

Boon, Jan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030379256 ISBN 13 : 9783030379254

Editeur : Springer, 2020

Synopsis

This book provides the results of nine case studies of the course of social events in mineral exploration projects (mostly in Latin America). The author concluded that, while each case is sui generis, the underlying sociological processes are the same. This made it possible to develop a generalized model for the course of social events during mineral exploration. It consists of seven stages: (i) arrival of the project; (ii) initial meanings, interpretations and decisions; (iii) real dialogue; (iv) building relationships; (v) change processes; (vi) new relationships and social structures and (vii) the course of social events and perceived benefits and harms. Stages (iii) => (iv) => (v) => (iii) form a continuous iterative cycle. Dialogue and relationships are at the heart of the model. The text describes five of the nine case studies in some detail and illustrates how sociology explains the sociological processes in these projects. These examples, together with the final chapter that discusses the implications, provide many practical pointers for all actors involved: industry, communities, NGOs, home governments and host governments.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jan Boon. Ph. D. geochemistry, University of Utrecht 1971. Assistant/Associate professor of Physical Chemistry, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela 1971-1975. .Research Associate, University of Windsor, 1975-1976.Oil sands researcher, Alberta Research Council, 1976-1985, Head, Alberta Geological Survey 1985-2000. Director General, Geological Survey of Canada 2000-2007. M.A. in Globalization and International Development, University of Ottawa, 2002-2009. Ph. D. Sociology, Carleton University, 2010-2015. Retired, private consultant 2015-present

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030379256
• ISBN 13: 9783030379254
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 148
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