Long-Distance Commuting: A New Approach to Mining in Australia

Houghton, D. S.

doi:10.2307/3451278

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“…As stated the three case study communities are all current or former company towns. While there exists a critical body of literature examining company towns and even issues of sustainability and life after closure in such communities, the vast majority of this work has again focussed on company towns in the Global North, for example in the United States (Allen, 1966;Crawford, 1995), Australia (Gibson, 1991;Houghton, 1993) Canada (Bradbury, 1995) and Scandinavia (Johansson et al, 1992). Little academic research has considered company towns in the Global South or Southern Africa more specifically.…”

Section: Resource Mining and Company Townsmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Cursed’ Communities? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Company Towns and the Mining Industry in Namibia

Littlewood

2013

J Bus Ethics

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This article examines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and mining community development, sustainability and viability. These issues are considered focussing on current and former company owned mining towns in Namibia. Historically company towns have been a feature of mining activity in Namibia. However the fate of such towns upon mine closure has been and remains controversial. Declining former mining communities and even ghost mining towns can be found across the country. This article draws upon research undertaken in Namibia and considers these issues with reference to three case study communities. This article examines the complexities which surround decision-making about these communities, and the challenges faced in efforts to encourage their sustainability after mining. In this article mine company engagements through CSR with the development, sustainability and viability of such communities are also critically discussed. The role, responsibilities, and actions of the state in relation to these communities are furthermore reflected upon. Finally ways forward for these communities are considered.

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Section: Resource Mining and Company Townsmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Cursed’ Communities? Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Company Towns and the Mining Industry in Namibia

Littlewood

2013

J Bus Ethics

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“…Esta dinámica guarda relación con la conmutación a larga distancia, la cual es entendida como el viaje de ida y vuelta que el trabajador realiza entre su residencia y su lugar de trabajo (Aroca & Atienza, 2008). Tal fenómeno ha sido estudiado en países como Canadá (Storey & Shrimpton, 1988), Australia (Houghton, 1993;Storey, 2001Storey, , 2009), Rusia (Spies, 2006) y en Chile (Aroca & Atienza, 2008;Jamett & Paredes, 2013). En este último se ha evidenciado la existencia de un particular patrón espacial de la conmutación, ya que las regiones de los extremos norte y sur del país, y la Región Metropolitana, poseen saldos netos de conmutación positivos, mientras que las regiones del centro presentan saldos netos negativos (Aroca & Atienza, 2008).…”

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Ciudades en auge en Chile: Rol de la actividad exportadora en la dinámica del empleo urbano

Rehner¹,

Rodríguez²,

Murray³

2018

EURE (Santiago)

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issn impreso 0250-7161 | issn digital vol 44 | n o 131 | enero 2018 | pp. resumen | Las ciudades en Chile han vivido una fase de expansión al inicio del presente siglo relacionada con actividades de exportación. Si bien un auge exportador puede producir efectos negativos sobre otros rubros, también genera importantes impulsos en las economías urbanas, debido a la demanda por servicios considerados no exportables o a través de la inversión de renta y el circuito secundario del capital. Contrastando de manera cuantitativa ciudades chilenas en auge y sin auge, se identifican diferentes explicaciones para las tendencias de empleo en tres rubros relevantes para la economía urbana. Así, en las ciudades en auge se observan importantes efectos positivos del empleo minero y de sus remuneraciones sobre el empleo en construcción y comercio. Por otro lado, en ciudades sin auge la minería pierde este rol protagónico, mientras que el gasto público y la industria no metálica, en parte procesando productos agrícolas, tienen importancia al explicar tendencias del empleo urbano.palabras clave | geografía económica, economía urbana, reestructuración económica.

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“…As the cost of air transport fell relative to the other costs of exploration, construction and operation, mining companies developed a preference for what came to be known as a 'fly-in/fly-out' form of employment, in which most of the workers are flown from their point of recruitment to the mine site at intervals of less than one month, work on the mine for several days at a stretch while sleeping in dormitories, and are then flown out for 'field breaks' in their normal places of residence (Jackson 1987;Brealey et al 1988;Storey and Shrimpton 1988;Houghton 1993;Storey 2001;Markey 2010). …”

Section: The Triangular Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%