Mining in the Asia-Pacific Risks, Challenges and Opportunities /
This book provides the most comprehensive survey of mining activity and the principal challenges confronting the resources industry in the Asia-Pacific region today, and presents new theoretical and practical insights into the political and business risks faced by mining companies operating in the r...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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| Σειρά: | The Political Economy of the Asia Pacific,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Introduction
- Section One: Overview of Risk, Regulation and Investment in the Resource Sector in the Asia-Pacific
- Theorising political risk in the mining sector
- Regulatory regimes, foreign mining investment and risk in the Asia-Pacific region: comparative evaluation and policy implications
- Determinants of foreign direct investment in the mining sector
- The return of resource nationalism?
- Social and business risk and the resources sector
- A corporate view of risk and regulation in the mining industry
- The Resources
- Iron ore
- Coal
- Uranium
- Rare earth minerals
- Oil and gas
- Unconventional gas
- Gold and copper
- Section Three: The Main Issues
- Mining and sustainable development
- Resource governance and economic considerations
- Corporate social responsibility and reputation risk
- Declining ore grades and territorial expansion
- Community aspects of mining (opposition/protest, community development, community relations, FIFO, human rights, etc.)
- Mining and indigenous peoples
- Mining and Climate Change
- Legacy Issues and Abandoned Mines
- Conclusion: opportunities and challenges for the resources sector in the coming decade .
