14.Dr.Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt - The People Dimension of Mining.pdf
14.Dr.Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt - The People Dimension of Mining.pdf
14.Dr.Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt - The People Dimension of Mining.pdf
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Social Impacts <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mining</strong><br />
• In-migration & urbanisation – „boom‟ towns. Local people feel<br />
resentful towards migrants because outsiders usually have<br />
more cash and higher purchasing power than locals<br />
• Social impacts include:<br />
• Community fracture, family disruption, increase in drug use,<br />
gambling, petty crime, importation <strong>of</strong> weapons<br />
• Erosion <strong>of</strong> women‟s roles & status, prostitution & sexually<br />
transmitted diseases (HIV/AIDS)<br />
• Most negative impacts are borne by women<br />
• Relatively self-contained communities experience a loss <strong>of</strong><br />
control, direction & security in their lives
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