LEADER 03843nam 22006855 450 001 9910370058603321 005 20250610110614.0 010 $a9783030330088 010 $a3030330087 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-33008-8 035 $a(CKB)4100000009938057 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5983851 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-33008-8 035 $a(Perlego)3483352 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC29092417 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009938057 100 $a20191122d2020 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMining and the Law in Africa $eExploring the social and environmental impacts /$fby Victoria R. Nalule 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Pivot,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (104 pages) 311 08$a9783030330071 311 08$a3030330079 327 $a1. Introduction to Mining in Africa -- 2. Regulation of the Mining Sector in Africa -- 3. Role of International Institutions in African Mining -- 4. Regionalism in African Mining -- 5. Current trends in African Mining -- 6. Conclusion. 330 $aThe mining sector has been an integral part of economic development in many African countries. Although minerals have been exploited for decades in these countries, the benefits have not always been as visible. This has necessitated reforms including nationalisation of mining activities in the distant past; and currently legal and regulatory reforms. This book gives an insight of these reforms and with reference to the fieldwork research undertaken by the author in some African countries, the book highlights the social and environmental impacts of mining activities in Africa. The central question of the book is, why the mining laws have worked in some countries but not others and what can be done to ensure that these laws are effective? Consequently, the book analyses the legal reforms made in the sector and highlights both the challenges and the opportunities for foreign investors as well as the African governments and local communities. The book will be of great interest to researchers and students in Energy and Geography related fields, as well as to practitioners and policy makers. Victoria Ritah Nalule is a research fellow at the Extractives Hub based at CEPMLP, University of Dundee, UK. She is also the founder and Executive Director of the African Energy and Minerals Management Initiative (AEMI), an NGO based in Uganda. She was previously a Research Fellow and energy consultant at the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels, and an energy researcher at the East African Community (EAC) in Tanzania and in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Botswana. 606 $aEcology 606 $aSustainability 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aEnvironmental law 606 $aEnvironmental policy 606 $aEnvironmental Sciences 606 $aSustainability 606 $aDevelopment Studies 606 $aEnvironmental Law 606 $aEnvironmental Policy 615 0$aEcology. 615 0$aSustainability. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aEnvironmental law. 615 0$aEnvironmental policy. 615 14$aEnvironmental Sciences. 615 24$aSustainability. 615 24$aDevelopment Studies. 615 24$aEnvironmental Law. 615 24$aEnvironmental Policy. 676 $a343.6077 676 $a343.6077 700 $aNalule$b Victoria R$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0900711 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910370058603321 996 $aMining and the Law in Africa$92013069 997 $aUNINA