A framework to assess mining within social-ecological systems

Gouill, Claude Le; Poupeau, Franck

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2020.06.001

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“…More and more studies are emphasizing the importance of underground spaces as sites of multidisciplinary investigations (Melo‐Zurita et al, 2018; Powis, 2021). In social sciences, the subsurface is not new to scholars studying access to underground resources, mining activities, and extractivism and how they reflect issues of governance and socio‐environmental harm and injustices (Bebbington, 2012; Braun, 2000; Keeling & Sandlos, 2009; Le Gouill & Poupeau, 2020; Nash, 1993). Urban political ecologists, looking at subterranean infrastructures and resources, have also proposed a dynamic approach to the interactions between the subsurface and the ground, as the underground works as a sphere of intense circulation of materials, water, sewerage, and waste but also people (Gandy, 2004; Gille & Lepawsky, 2022; Swyngedouw, 2006).…”

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The social connectivity of subsurface flows: Towards a better integration of the vertical dimension in socio‐hydrosystem studies

Boyer,

Blanchon,

Schmitt

et al. 2023

WIREs Water

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This contribution points out that while the importance of hydrologic, geomorphic, ecological, temporal, and socio‐cultural connectivity in the functioning of hydrosystems has been acknowledged in three dimensions (longitudinal, lateral, and vertical), vertical connectivity has often been overlooked. Drawing on a multidisciplinary literature review, the authors aim to highlight the socio‐cultural connectivity of subsurface flows and aquifers as a crucial factor for socio‐hydrosystem understanding and management. The piece builds on emergent literature which underscores how groundwater, shallow groundwater, and the hyporheic zone are coproduced by nature and society through time. Furthermore, the review explores how verticality has become an important heuristic dimension at the intersection of the environmental and social sciences, and there has been a particular focus on the hyporheic zone to look at how notions of interstitiality and (in)visibility can be better integrated with socio‐hydrosystem science and management. Finally, the paper calls for further research to integrate the vertical dimension of hydrosystems into more comprehensive socio‐hydrological frameworks, which remain, at times, empirically and theoretically weak on questions of social power, even if they do incorporate aspects of political systems. Especially as societies' relationships to groundwater may be at the heart of climate change adaptation strategies, greater consideration of the social connectivity to subflows is a necessary direction for sustainable water resource management and scholarship.This article is categorized under: Human Water > Water Governance Science of Water > Hydrological Processes Science of Water > Water and Environmental Change

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The social connectivity of subsurface flows: Towards a better integration of the vertical dimension in socio‐hydrosystem studies

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Schmitt

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“…An interesting supplement to these studies was proposed in the article by C. Le Guill and F. Poupeau [16], in which the framework of the social-economic system developed by E. Ostrom was verified, which also allows for the evaluation of new mining processes. The presented analysis of cases from Peru and the USA led to the identification of structural factors for these types of projects.…”

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“…The presented analysis of cases from Peru and the USA led to the identification of structural factors for these types of projects. The main part of this analysis is related to the activity of stakeholders [16] (p. 6). On the other hand, the factor defined by researchers as "strategic development of the company" was verified as a sub-structuring factor.…”

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Influence of Sustainable Strategic Management on Methane Projects as Exemplified by the Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. Mining Company

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Witkowski²,

Wąs

2023

Energies

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This article presents research conducted in one of the largest mining companies in the EU—Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. It relates to how the implementation of sustainable strategic management has affected methane projects. In the study, a literature analysis was first conducted, establishing the existence and significance of the research gap. Then, a group of experts from JSW S.A., during moderated workshops, prepared a multidimensional model describing the structure of the implementation of sustainable strategic management. The model was constructed and verified using the AHP method. As a result of the study, it was found that the implementation of sustainable strategic management resulted in a change of the company’s strategic priorities. Significant professionalization of management in the course of these projects was also observed. The most important and beneficial element of the implementation was the adoption of strategic goals related to the production of their very own energy based on methane emitted by mines. Other noteworthy elements of the change concern the introduction of continuous business case assurance during projects and the standardization of the project phase model.

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Visiting mine reclamation: How field experience shapes perceptions of mining

Svobodova,

Barták,

Hendrychová

2024

Ambio

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Recognizing the prevailing negative public opinion on mining, it is important to understand how firsthand encounters with mining activities might influence these perceptions. This study investigates how field trips to open pit coal mines and their reclamation sites in the Czech Republic affected the attitudes of 148 university students toward mining and mine reclamation. Using pre and post trip questionnaires, we observed significant changes: Students became less neutral about mining, saw it as a temporary disruptive activity, expressed reduced concern for social conflicts in mining areas, and showed increased support for the ecological restoration of post mining sites. These findings underscore the transformative impact of direct engagement with mine reclamation activities on shaping attitudes. Understanding these effects offers promise for positively shifting public perceptions of mining practices, emphasizing the potential for constructive changes in attitudes through field experiences with reclamation efforts in the Global North.

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A framework to assess mining within social-ecological systems

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

The social connectivity of subsurface flows: Towards a better integration of the vertical dimension in socio‐hydrosystem studies

The social connectivity of subsurface flows: Towards a better integration of the vertical dimension in socio‐hydrosystem studies

Influence of Sustainable Strategic Management on Methane Projects as Exemplified by the Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A. Mining Company

Visiting mine reclamation: How field experience shapes perceptions of mining

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