Mining Principles and Practices [Hardcover]

Language: English. About The Book: This book presents some new concepts and recent development practices particularly in mining sector. The broad concepts of Inclusiveness, Sustainability, Responsibilities and Ethics in Mining, their definitions and wider ramifications in development dynamics, principles and challenges of Inclusive, Sustainable, Responsible and Ethical mining, key issues, experiences of different countries of the globe, our own nation of India and a mining rich region of the country, Triple Bottom Line and Acts , Laws, Guidelines in the context of mining are thoroughly analyzed with policy prescriptions. The author has delved deeper in to the major challenges, pertinent issues and impact of Inclusive, Sustainable, Responsible and Ethical mining pertaining to Economy, Environment and Society at large. Both positive contributions and adverse impacts of mining on ecology, economy and society or in other words on planet, profit and people are critically examined. Mining plays a vital role the economic development of a nation, it forms building blocks of the economy but at the same time cause massive environmental degradation and induce huge displacement. The author has traced the genesis of the issues and impacts, dissected the global scenario, highlighted the national experiences and discussed in detail the status of mining of a mining rich developing region. Indigenous communities and tribal people are the worst sufferers in mining operations. They have no recorded land in their favour nor do they have any legal authority over the land they have been living for generations and are still in a state of acute hardship and deprivation. Dr. Panda has penetrated into some of the hither to unexplored dimensions, probed into the potent parameters, critically examined the core of the matter, identified crux of the problem with vital pointers to the challenges and recommended the way forward., The book with its illuminating analysis and incisive insights would enrich Economists, Anthropologists, academics, researchers, Planners, policymakers, development practitioners and students with more significant inputs and information about the policy paradigms for decision-making and further research. About The Author: Dr. Nishakar Panda have so far authored five widely circulated books. Some of the popular books authored by him are; (i)"Policies, Programmes and Strategies for Tribal Development; A critical Appraisal", (ii)"Tribal Commonalities and Under Development An Interface", (iii) "Irrigation and Economy, Dams and Displacement - Global, National and Regional Perspectives" (iv) "Development and Dispossession - Political Economy of Displacement, Rehabilitation and Beyond". The present book, in a sharp departure from other books on the subject, presents new concepts and recent development practices particularly in mining sector. He has to his credit, a large number of Published reports, research papers and articles on challenges in planning, monitoring, evaluation, gender development, tribal development, displacement and other socio-economic issues in leading journals and edited books. He contributed an important paper on "Participatory process in monitoring & Evaluation" in the edited Book on "Results Based monitoring & Evaluation, issues & challenges ".He has also authored books on essays ("PRANA O PRAYANA") and poems ("EKA KENDRA, ASHANKHYA BYASARDHA") in Odia. He is an Economist/Planner by training and profession, an avid writer, an essayist, an orator, and a poet. He is a specialist in Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Innovation, and former Additional Director and former lecturer in Economics. Having an excellent academic record, he has done his post graduation, Ph.D and D.Litt. in Economics and also acquired a law degree. CONTENTS: Preface .9, List of Tables .11, List of Figures .13, Acronyms .15, Glossary of key concepts .17, 1. Concepts and Scope .19, 2. Inclusive Mining: Approaches and Experiences . 35, 3. Sustainabl.…