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Responsible Mining: Challenges, Perspectives and Approaches

  • Dmitry PalekhovEmail author
  • Ludmila Palekhova
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Abstract

This chapter provides an in-depth overview of the concept and objectives of responsible mining. The chapter offers a system of responsibility criteria for the strategic management of extractive companies and the formulation of crosscutting management policies which would consider the multifaceted interests of major stakeholders. Following the discussion in this chapter, the authors drew a number of conclusions regarding the outlook of responsible mining in countries with economies in transition.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Environmental PlanningBrandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU)CottbusGermany
  2. 2.Institute of Economics, National Technical University “Dnipro Polytechnic”DniproUkraine

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