Overview
- Illustrates the application of sociology to social events in mineral exploration
- Applies sociology to the internal operations of companies
- Helps exploration companies handle the social aspects of their projects
- Recommended by participants of a Mineral exploration workshop
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Geoethics (SG)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
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
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Relationships and the Course of Social Events During Mineral Exploration
Book Subtitle: An Applied Sociology Approach
Authors: Jan Boon
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Geoethics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37926-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37925-4Published: 02 February 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37926-1Published: 01 February 2020
Series ISSN: 2662-6780
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6799
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 125
Topics: Mineral Resources, Sociology of Work, Environmental Sociology, Environmental Communication