social impact assessment in coal mining

Project Name: Coal Mining at Okobo, Kogi State. Country: Nigeria Project Number: P-NG-FB0-001 Division: ONEC 1 1. INTRODUCTION This report is a non-technical summary of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the mining of coal at the Okobo Mine that will supply coal to the Zuma Coal-Fired Power Plant (ZCFPP) in Nigeria.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a concept that evolved in search for ways to. render development and protection of the environment. In order to predict and assess the impacts. associated ...

The potential impacts of coal mining on health have been addressed by the application of impact assessment methodologies that use the results of qualitative and quantitative analyses to support their conclusions and recommendations. Although human epidemiological analyses can provide the most relevant measures of risk of health …

What is Social Impact Assessment? 3.1 A Brief History of SIA. 3.2 Models, Methods, and SIA. 3.3 Integration of Technical and Participatory Approaches. 4 SIA in the Mining …

This paper examines economic impacts of coal mining across local government areas (LGAs) in Australia. Three main distinguishing features of this research are a) the analysis through the mining boom and bust cycle, b) a focus on small regional areas within one state in Australia and c) the use of socio-economic indicators in addition …

Social and economic impact assessment and community participation in the coal mining industry of the Bowen Basin, Australia ... First, a desktop analysis was undertaken of impact assessment studies conducted for coal mining operations in the Bowen Basin between 1996 and 2006, and comparison made with studies conducted elsewhere in …

The Chinese government adopted more specific and stringent environmental impact assessment (EIA) guidelines in 2011, soon after the widespread ethnic protests against coal mining in Inner Mongolia.

Environmental Impact Assessment is the process of evaluating the effects caused by a project on the environment. The outcomes generated by this assessment can lead to a reduction of the negative effects and an increase in the positive effects caused by mine projects. The present study was conducted to evaluate the environmental impact …

This review presents a systematic synthesis of the various methods and measures that have been used to investigate the effects of coal mining in India. A total of 87 peer-reviewed articles were ...

Keywords Australia, Coal mining, Stakeholder analysis, Social audit, Input/output analysis, Modelling ... Social Impact Assessment includes the process of analysing, monitoring, and managing the ...

Coal mining adversely affects the eco-system as a whole. On the unstable earth; the un-resting mankind constantly uses a variety of resources for their daily lives. ... Social Impact Assessment ...

To formulate the best policies regarding mining regulation in the future, it is important to identify the social impact of mining and to assess the level of social sustainability of the impacted ...

However, little information exists to classify key impacts or to identify how they vary across mining service towns. In this paper, qualitative social impact assessment techniques have been used to …

This Social Impact Assessment has been prepared for the Central Queensland Coal Project, a proposed semi soft coking coal and high grade thermal coal mine to be located near Ogmore in Livingstone Shire, approximately 130 km north-west of Rockhampton. It has been prepared in accordance with the Queensland Social Impact Assessment …

The Special Issue on "Environmental Impact and Health Risk Assessment Due to Coal Mining and Utilization" contains 26 different research papers from all over the world, including India, China, Republic of Korea, UK, Pakistan, Italy, Romania, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, and Malaysia (Fig. 1). These …

This paper reports the results of two social impact assessment (SIA) studies of Central Queensland's Coppabella coal mine. These studies were conducted …

[Extract] Executive Summary 1.The Centre for Social Science Research at Central Queensland University has conducted a research project funded by the Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) from March 2004 to March 2006. 2. The broad aim of this project was to assist coal mining companies develop effective processes for …

The case-by-case socio-environmental-economic impact analysis of coal-mining projects ensures that only projects with positive net social benefits are chosen to proceed. ... Assessment using local costs and benefits allows to employ the least cost electricity generation technology that in some regions can be renewable energy and, in …

Examples include the Social Impact Assessment (SIA), Social Return Assessment (SRA), and NERAX-Eco environmental indicators; They analyze industrial …

The Chinese government adopted more specific and stringent environmental impact assessment (EIA) guidelines in 2011, soon after the widespread ethnic protests against coal mining in Inner Mongolia. …

A new study based on three B.C. coal mines says the economic benefits from the projects, used to justify their approval during the environmental review process, were "significantly overestimated."

PDF | On Dec 1, 2005, John Rolfe and others published Assessing the Social and Economic Impacts of Coal Mining on Communities in the Bowen Basin: Summary and Recommendations | Find, read and cite ...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the environmental impact assessment of the Goliran Coal Mine in northern Iran. In the descriptive-analytical study, to achieve the objectives, observatory surveys were conducted around the coal mine using a checklist, which was about the positive and negative effects of a coal mine.

The Kenya Coal Report, 2021 include that coal mining would lead to large-scale evictions and impacts, particularly for women with informal land tenure rights, as well as a range of environmental concerns9. Coal mining would likely displace more than 100,000 residents of Kitui by forcing them to leave their ancestral land10. For farmers, land in ...

3.1 Understanding the context, impacts and possibilities 3.1.1 Social impact assessment of closure As international guidance specifies, identifying, assessing and managing the social impacts of a project (at any stage) is a multi-faceted process that increasingly focuses on enhancing benefits (Table 1) (Vanclay et al, 2015).

The mining industry plays a significant role in economic growth and development. Coal is a viable renewable energy source with 185.175 billion deposits in …

Environmental Impact Assessment is the process of evaluating the effects caused by a project on the environment. The outcomes generated by this assessment can lead to a reduction of the negative effects and an increase in the positive effects caused by mine projects. The present study was conducted to evaluate the environmental impact …

As part of the Tanzania legal fulfilment (EMA, 2004) the Environmental and Social impact Assessment (ESIA) was conducted in 2014. This study presents key findings that may affect climate change. Results and Discussion . The proposed coal mining project willlead to influx of people at an estimated rate of 5000

Fig. 2. The resource community cycle and recent trends in the management of major resource extraction projects. - "Coal mining and the resource community cycle: A longitudinal assessment of the social impacts of the Coppabella coal mine"

This study, therefore, evaluates the impacts of coal mining in South Africa relative to achieving society 4.0 in the country. Mpumalanga province was used as a case study as mining activities are ...

Coal is the only natural resource and fossil fuel available in abundance in India. The major environmental challenges encountering the coal industry are impacts of mine fires, dust suppression and control particularly haul road dust consolidation, treatment of mine waters containing heavy metals/acid mine drainage, restoration of water table and quality of …

The social impact was analyzed by Social Impact Assessment (SIA) method while the social sustainability was assessed by Community Sustainability …

1.1. Environmental impacts associated with coal mining methods Coal mining can be done by two methods, open-pit and underground, where each one has a list of environmental impacts. First, open-pit mining involves digging for coal near the ground surface. Open-pit mining destroys trees, plants, soil, forests, and wildlife habitats. …

Abstract. Two social impact assessment (SIA) studies of Central Queensland's Coppabella coal mine were undertaken in 2002-2003 and 2006-2007. As ex post studies of actual change, these provide a reference point for predictive assessments of proposed resource extraction projects at other sites, while the longitudinal element …

With the rollout of the carbon peak and neutrality targets, conventional coal-fired power plants will gradually be phased down in China's power system in an orderly manner. The economic and social impact of the energy transition is a vital topic that requires scientific measurements and evaluation. In this paper, we establish a …

of coal mining. Proper Environment impact assessment of coal mining is very important and here we take some issues which should be considered and some mitigation measures are discussed. 2. Environment and Social issues related to coal mining Coal mining has significant impact on land and land use, some of the land related

the databases used in Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA). Land use-related impacts and environmental impacts affecting human health and human rights appear to be the …

The case-by-case socio-environmental-economic impact analysis of coal-mining projects ensures that only projects with positive net social benefits are chosen to …

Assessing the Social and Economic Impacts of Coal Mining on Communities in the Bowen Basin: Summary and Recommendations RESEARCH REPORT No. 11 John Rolfe, Galina Ivanova and Stewart Lockie SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE CONFLICT OVER MINE …