Socially Just Mining

Rethoric or Reality? Lessons from Peru

Jordan Aitken, Rita Armstrong, Vicki Bilro, Andy Fourie, Kylie Macpherson, Caroline Baillie, Eric Feinblatt, Joel Alejandro, Glevys Rondon, Caroline Baillie

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9783031009891, 9783031001680
• eBook ISBN: 9783031021176
• Topic: Tecnologia e ingegneria
• Subtopic: Didattica generale

In this book we consider ways in which mining companies do and can/should respect the human rights of communities affected by mining operations. We examine what "can and should" means and to whom, in a variety of mostly Peruvian contexts, and how engineers engage in "normative" practices that may interfere with the communities' best interests. We hope to raise awareness of the complexity of issues at stake and begin the necessary process of critique—of self and of the industry in which an engineer chooses to work. This book aims to alert engineering students to the price paid not only by vulnerable communities but also by the natural environment when mining companies engage in irresponsible and, often, illegal mining practices. If mining is to be in our future, and if we are to have a future which is sustainable, engineering students must learn to mine and support mining, in new ways—ways which are fairer, more equitable, and cleaner than today.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright Page
• Title Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Mines and Community Engagement in Peru: Communities Telling Their Stories to Improve Future Practice
• The Ineffectiveness of Human Rights Protection Mechanisms for Communities Affected by Mining: A Case Study of Minas Conga in Cajamarca, Peru
• Exploring the Notion of Socially Just Mining Through the Experiences of Five Indigenous Women from Latin America
• Everyday Gender Violence in Peru in the Context of Extractive Operations
• Access to Remedy for Indigenous Communities: A Case Study in Amazonian Peru
• Translating Values into Action: What Can Be Done?
• Mining Companies
• Educational Tools for Change Created by Our Team
• Authors' Biographies