کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1053238 1485013 2008 11 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Evaluating community investments in the mining sector using multi-criteria decision analysis to integrate SIA with business planning
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی انرژی انرژی های تجدید پذیر، توسعه پایدار و محیط زیست
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Evaluating community investments in the mining sector using multi-criteria decision analysis to integrate SIA with business planning
چکیده انگلیسی

Gaining senior management's commitment to long-term social development projects, which are characterised by uncertainty and complexity, is made easier if projects are shown to benefit the site's strategic goals. However, even though the business case for community investment may have been accepted at a general level, as a strategy for competitive differentiation, risk mitigation and a desire to deliver – and to be seen to deliver – a ‘net benefit’ to affected communities, mining operations are still faced with implementation challenges. Case study research on mining companies, including interviews with social investment decision-makers, has assisted in developing the Social Investment Decision Analysis Tool (SIDAT), a decision model for evaluating social projects in order to create value for both the company and the community. Multi-criteria decision analysis techniques integrating business planning processes with social impact assessment have proved useful in assisting mining companies think beyond the traditional drivers (i.e. seeking access to required lands and peaceful relations with neighbours), to broader issues of how they can meet their business goals and contribute to sustainable development in the regions in which they operate.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review - Volume 28, Issues 4–5, May–June 2008, Pages 338–348
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