Mining and Communities: Understanding the Context of Engineering Practice (Paperback)

Rita Armstrong, Caroline Baillie, Wendy Cumming-Potvin

商品描述

Mining has been entangled with the development of communities in all continents since the beginning of large-scale resource extraction. It has brought great wealth and prosperity, as well as great misery and environmental destruction. Today, there is a greater awareness of the urgent need for engineers to meet the challenge of extracting declining mineral resources more efficiently, with positive and equitable social impact and minimal environmental impact. Many engineering disciplines—from software to civil engineering—play a role in the life of a mine, from its inception and planning to its operation and final closure. The companies that employ these engineers are expected to uphold human rights, address community needs, and be socially responsible. While many believe it is possible for mines to make a profit and achieve these goals simultaneously, others believe that these are contradictory aims. This book narrates the social experience of mining in two very different settings—Papua New Guinea and Western Australia—to illustrate how political, economic, and cultural contexts can complicate the simple idea of "community engagement."

Table of Contents: Preface / Mining in History / The Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea / Mining and Society in Western Australia / Acting on Knowledge / References / Author Biographies

商品描述(中文翻譯)

自從大規模資源開採開始以來,採礦與各大洲社區的發展緊密相連。它帶來了巨大的財富和繁榮,同時也帶來了巨大的苦難和環境破壞。如今,人們更加意識到工程師迫切需要應對提取日益減少的礦產資源的挑戰,並實現積極而公平的社會影響以及最小的環境影響。從軟體到土木工程等許多工程學科在礦業的生命周期中扮演著重要角色,從開發和規劃到運營和最終關閉。雇用這些工程師的公司被期望維護人權,滿足社區需求並承擔社會責任。雖然許多人認為礦業可以同時實現盈利和達到這些目標,但也有人認為這些目標是相互矛盾的。本書以巴布亞新幾內亞和西澳大利亞這兩個截然不同的環境為例,講述了採礦在社會中的經驗,以說明政治、經濟和文化背景如何使「社區參與」這一簡單概念變得複雜。

目錄:前言 / 採礦歷史 / 巴布亞新幾內亞的奧克泰迪礦場 / 西澳大利亞的採礦與社會 / 行動知識 / 參考文獻 / 作者簡介