Mineral resource active regions: The need for systems thinking in management
Energy and mineral resource extraction has fuelled economic development in the modern world but has caused unprecedented environmental destruction. Economically viable to extract resources are not evenly distributed but found in a few regions of the world due to unique geologic characteristics. Ineq...
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ftimperialcol:oai:spiral.imperial.ac.uk:10044/1/76474 2023-05-15T17:05:01+02:00 Mineral resource active regions: The need for systems thinking in management Alaoma, A Voulvoulis, N 2018-03-04 http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/76474 https://doi.org/10.3934/environsci.2018.2.78 English eng AIMS Press AIMS Environmental Science 2372-0352 http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/76474 doi:10.3934/environsci.2018.2.78 © 2018 the Author(s), licensee AIMS Press. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) CC-BY 95 78 Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology mineral active region environment complexity traditional management systems thinking NIGER DELTA REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT PETROLEUM POLLUTION ECOSYSTEM SERVICES NATURAL-RESOURCES POLITICAL-ECONOMY OIL DEVELOPMENT KOLA-PENINSULA PECHORA BASIN Journal Article 2018 ftimperialcol https://doi.org/10.3934/environsci.2018.2.78 2020-02-06T23:38:11Z Energy and mineral resource extraction has fuelled economic development in the modern world but has caused unprecedented environmental destruction. Economically viable to extract resources are not evenly distributed but found in a few regions of the world due to unique geologic characteristics. Inequity in distribution of resource benefits and environmental costs predispose these regions to resource conflict and war. Traditional resource management has failed to address their complexity, with most models utilised lacking multi-disciplinary perspective. Understanding the complexity of these regions is a key prerequisite for their management to be effective and sustainable. Here, we investigate the potential of re-assessing mineral resource active regions from a systems perspective. Findings demonstrate that the application of systems thinking in resource management has the potential to deliver benefits to all stakeholders while maintaining ecological integrity. System tools offer an alternative to the reductionist end-of-pipe thinking of traditional resource management and policies. Rather than simply relying on competition, focusing on the interdependencies between the various players and sectors in these regions can deliver system improvements that should be further investigated because of their potential to deliver integrated and holistic solutions that could benefit all involved. Article in Journal/Newspaper kola peninsula Pechora Imperial College London: Spiral Kola Peninsula AIMS Environmental Science 5 2 78 95 |
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Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology mineral active region environment complexity traditional management systems thinking NIGER DELTA REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT PETROLEUM POLLUTION ECOSYSTEM SERVICES NATURAL-RESOURCES POLITICAL-ECONOMY OIL DEVELOPMENT KOLA-PENINSULA PECHORA BASIN |
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Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology mineral active region environment complexity traditional management systems thinking NIGER DELTA REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT PETROLEUM POLLUTION ECOSYSTEM SERVICES NATURAL-RESOURCES POLITICAL-ECONOMY OIL DEVELOPMENT KOLA-PENINSULA PECHORA BASIN Alaoma, A Voulvoulis, N Mineral resource active regions: The need for systems thinking in management |
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Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences & Ecology mineral active region environment complexity traditional management systems thinking NIGER DELTA REGION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT PETROLEUM POLLUTION ECOSYSTEM SERVICES NATURAL-RESOURCES POLITICAL-ECONOMY OIL DEVELOPMENT KOLA-PENINSULA PECHORA BASIN |
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Energy and mineral resource extraction has fuelled economic development in the modern world but has caused unprecedented environmental destruction. Economically viable to extract resources are not evenly distributed but found in a few regions of the world due to unique geologic characteristics. Inequity in distribution of resource benefits and environmental costs predispose these regions to resource conflict and war. Traditional resource management has failed to address their complexity, with most models utilised lacking multi-disciplinary perspective. Understanding the complexity of these regions is a key prerequisite for their management to be effective and sustainable. Here, we investigate the potential of re-assessing mineral resource active regions from a systems perspective. Findings demonstrate that the application of systems thinking in resource management has the potential to deliver benefits to all stakeholders while maintaining ecological integrity. System tools offer an alternative to the reductionist end-of-pipe thinking of traditional resource management and policies. Rather than simply relying on competition, focusing on the interdependencies between the various players and sectors in these regions can deliver system improvements that should be further investigated because of their potential to deliver integrated and holistic solutions that could benefit all involved. |
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Mineral resource active regions: The need for systems thinking in management |
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Mineral resource active regions: The need for systems thinking in management |
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