Perceptions of Mining Development and the Assessment of Community Preparedness Jim Cavaye
Perceptions of Mining Development and the Assessment of Community Preparedness
Jul 28, 2015
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Perceptions of Mining
Development and the Assessment
of Community Preparedness
Jim Cavaye
Impacts
rapid pace of development
the lack of familiarity
large scale of developments
What perceptions do people have of
likely changes?
What do people see as the most
important elements they need to
prepare for?
How can communities best prepare?
Key Results
Did not believe it would happen
Not informed
Expecting major change (+ve and –ve)
Not prepared
Organisation, Learning from others,
Leadership, Information
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% of
Respondents
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10
Perception of harmful or beneficial
Harmful or Beneficial?
Perceptions of Positive Change
Increased population
Increased employment
Improved community services
Increased business activity
Better infrastructure
Increased income
Perceptions of Negative Change
Housing shortage and cost
Increased cost of living
Impacts on underground water
Wear on infrastructure
Less safe
Less community cohesion
Changes to identity and “spirit”
Services being overstretched
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Score
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sing
Extent of Likely Changes
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Score
Harmful or
beneficial
Informed Preparation Ease of
preparation
Information
Media
Word of Mouth
Experiences of other communities
Some local government information
What is Needed to Prepare
Overcoming the “disbelief paradox”
Project approval works against
community preparedness
Information
Organisation
Leadership
Local government
Implications
Housing Community dynamics
Difference between FIFO & “less FIFO”
“Cargo cult” community & government
Overwhelming local government
Pre-requisites in development pathways
Implications
SIMP and other procedures don’t cope
Preparation pre-FID
Changing SIMPs – Local use of services
Capacity Building - Being tender-ready
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