Governance Considerations Relating to Social Impact Assessments for Mining Development in African Communities

Chilenye Nwapi ()
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Chilenye Nwapi: Canadian Institute of Resources Law, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2015, vol. 17, issue 02, 1-29

Abstract: This paper explores how social impact assessments (SIAs) can be applied productively in mining development in African societies characterised by weak regulatory structures and ethnic diversity. It evaluates the nature of the social risks associated with mining development in Africa and examines the concept of SIA as a tool for mitigating those risks. Most importantly, it considers the factors that should be taken into account in the design and implementation of SIA programs in ethnically diverse African regions. One of the paper's central theses is that within-group perceptions of procedural justice are instrumental to the success of participatory processes for SIAs in mining development in Africa.

Keywords: Social Impact Assessments; mining development; ethnic diversity; community; participation; stakeholders; representativity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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