Evaluating conflict surrounding mineral extraction in Ghana: Assessing the spatial interactions of large and small-scale mining
| Autor: | Nicholas Cuba, John Rogan, Anthony Bebbington, Kayla Patel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Resource (biology)
Poverty business.industry 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development Environmental resource management Context (language use) 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Development 01 natural sciences Environmental studies Competition (economics) Geography Work (electrical) Mining engineering Scale (social sciences) Economic recovery 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Economic Geology business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | The Extractive Industries and Society. 3:450-463 |
| ISSN: | 2214-790X |
| Popis: | Since implementation of its Economic Recovery Program in 1983, Ghana’s extractive industries have come to account for 40% of the total value of the country’s exports. An adverse impact of this increase, however, has been increased extraction-related conflict due to heightened competition between large and small-scale operators over mineral-rich lands. This paper characterizes these conflicts in the south-central section of the country by mapping the spatial overlaps between large and small-scale miners. Classification tree analysis of 2013 and 2015 Landsat-7 and -8 imagery was used to identify small-scale mine sites. The overlaps between these sites and large-scale concessions are examined in the context of reported mining conflicts. Results reveal that there is a large amount of resource competition between the two parties, specifically, more than half (i.e., 52%) of the identified small-scale mining activity occurs within the boundaries of large-scale concessions. The northwest corner of the study area contains 50% of the identified overlaps; the southwest corner contains 40%; and the northeast corner contains 10%. In most cases, these overlaps take place on prospecting concessions. The work illustrates how mapping and quantifying areas of spatial overlap between large and small-scale miners can help stakeholders implement more effective policy solutions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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