Support services in the extractive industries and the role of innovation
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DOI: 10.1007/s13563-020-00239-y
Abstract: While representing a subset of all services outsourced by resource producers, support services account for 30% of employment in extractive industries in the OECD countries. Unlike mining and energy extraction, support services are the only… read more here.
Keywords: support services; services extractive; innovation; extractive industries ... See more keywords
Measuring and categorizing the water-related downstream risks associated with mineral extraction in Honduras: How severe, and how distributed?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102070
Abstract: Abstract Predictions about the spatial distribution of environmental impacts related to extractive industries have commonly assumed an inverse relationship between the severity of impact and distance from the site of extraction. However, because of the… read more here.
Keywords: water related; extraction; water; measuring categorizing ... See more keywords
Land-use conflicts between biodiversity conservation and extractive industries in the Peruvian Andes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.016
Abstract: The exceptional endemic species richness found in the Tropical Andes is being subjected to high rates of environmental degradation and natural resources exploitation. While many forms of land-cover change and other impacts on species are… read more here.
Keywords: peruvian andes; biodiversity conservation; land use; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Measuring productivity in the extractive industries. Evidence from Spanish fluorite mining
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102187
Abstract: Abstract The extractive industries, as the suppliers of essential raw materials, carry out activities that are fundamental to the development of modern societies. Therefore, how they are managed and administered is of the utmost importance.… read more here.
Keywords: productivity extractive; fluorite mining; measuring productivity; productivity ... See more keywords
Gold and godfathers: Local content, politics, and capitalism in extractive industries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.06.028
Abstract: Abstract By zooming in on the concept of ‘local content’, this article speaks to the debate on extractive industries and development. It challenges two fundamental assumptions of the mainstream local content literature: that production linkages… read more here.
Keywords: gold godfathers; content; content policies; godfathers local ... See more keywords