3 MINUTE THESIS Presentation
12 Noon, Tues. 14th Oct. 2014 in Princeton
Room
Brent J McKenna, PhD Candidate, FSD, Bond Uni., GOLD
COAST, QLD.
Supervisors: Dr. Daryl McPhee (Associate Dean of
Research) & Dr. Bhishna Bajracharya
https://twitter.com/BrentJMcKenna
Short
Title: BOOM BUST MINING TOWNS: “Stay Put” Communities or More Ghost Towns & “Throw Away” Cities
Thesis Title: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Boom Bust Impacts on a Set of
Pilbara-Based Mining Towns: towards addressing the strategic policy management problem of
developing mining communities and their sustainability
My PhD is about remote mining communities in the multi-billion
dollar resources industry that has had bigger Booms and Busts ever since the Gold Rush.
My research
area is Australia’s most productive mining region where: Families are building Dream Homes and Billions are being spent on infrastructure.
In these remote
communities Booms and Busts occur as commodity prices rise or fall and that
means the communities face severe impacts beyond those in more visible communities.
Consequently,
it is my view that if we know more about the difficulties and seek to
improve the management of major projects, we will reduce stress in these communities
and increase serious commitment to “Sustainable Development”.
My Action
Research process includes
measuring Boom Bust impacts on “community well-being” and finding out how
long mining will last to encourage:
- Residents to talk about “community
sustainability” and
- Policy Makers to talk about “industry development”
to capitalise on our investments.
So far, Geoscience Australia has
provided the data needed to calculate the end of mining projects that will help
in conversations about preventing mining towns becoming Ghost Towns.
Another
Ally is the Intl.
Council on Mining & Metals which is also concerned about the
predictable demise of mining towns, so they’re offering assistance in
preventing the Resource Curse
suffered by countries who fail to
plan before resources are mined out.
My thesis is therefore an evolving critique on
resources industry policy complemented by measuring indicators of well-being in
remote communities AND identifying REAL prospects for sustainable development rather
than pretending “sustainababble”
achieves sustainability.
And Now for the Good News! My research
will propose a “How to” strategic management framework for mining towns that includes:
- Adopting Sustainable Development Plans and monitoring progress;
- Establishing purposeful investment funds from “one-off” mining taxes;
- Engaging with communities to plan
transitions and
- Assisting families who choose to “stay
put”.
In Summing Up; Traditional Research would probably
call Resources Industry failures “Throw-Away
Cities” whereas my thesis will Baseline
Boom-Bust impacts in the Pilbara according to the NEW Science of Sustainability.
Wouldn’t it be great if we invested
in sustainable industries from mining
taxes before mining ends? Wouldn’t it be fantastic to save public mining
towns rather than writing them ALL off
as another multi-billion dollar government mistake?
3 MINUTE THESIS Presentation
12 Noon, Tues. 14th Oct. 2014 in Princeton
Room
3 MINUTE THESIS Presentation
12 Noon, Tues. 14th Oct. 2014 in Princeton Room
Brent J McKenna, PhD Candidate, FSD, Bond Uni., GOLD COAST, QLD.
Supervisors: Dr. Daryl McPhee (Associate Dean of Research) & Dr. Bhishna Bajracharya
https://twitter.com/BrentJMcKenna
Short
Title: BOOM BUST MINING TOWNS: “Stay Put” Communities or More Ghost Towns & “Throw Away” Cities
Thesis Title: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Boom Bust Impacts on a Set of
Pilbara-Based Mining Towns: towards addressing the strategic policy management problem of
developing mining communities and their sustainability
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My PhD is about remote mining communities in the multi-billion
dollar resources industry that has had bigger Booms and Busts ever since the Gold Rush.
My research
area is Australia’s most productive mining region where: Families are building Dream Homes and Billions are being spent on infrastructure.
In these remote
communities Booms and Busts occur as commodity prices rise or fall and that
means the communities face severe impacts beyond those in more visible communities.
Consequently,
it is my view that if we know more about the difficulties and seek to
improve the management of major projects, we will reduce stress in these communities
and increase serious commitment to “Sustainable Development”.
My Action
Research process includes
measuring Boom Bust impacts on “community well-being” and finding out how
long mining will last to encourage:
- Residents to talk about “community sustainability” and
- Policy Makers to talk about “industry development” to capitalise on our investments.
So far, Geoscience Australia has
provided the data needed to calculate the end of mining projects that will help
in conversations about preventing mining towns becoming Ghost Towns.
Another
Ally is the Intl.
Council on Mining & Metals which is also concerned about the
predictable demise of mining towns, so they’re offering assistance in
preventing the Resource Curse
suffered by countries who fail to
plan before resources are mined out.
My thesis is therefore an evolving critique on
resources industry policy complemented by measuring indicators of well-being in
remote communities AND identifying REAL prospects for sustainable development rather
than pretending “sustainababble”
achieves sustainability.
And Now for the Good News! My research
will propose a “How to” strategic management framework for mining towns that includes:
- Adopting Sustainable Development Plans and monitoring progress;
- Establishing purposeful investment funds from “one-off” mining taxes;
- Engaging with communities to plan transitions and
- Assisting families who choose to “stay put”.
In Summing Up; Traditional Research would probably
call Resources Industry failures “Throw-Away
Cities” whereas my thesis will Baseline
Boom-Bust impacts in the Pilbara according to the NEW Science of Sustainability.
Wouldn’t it be great if we invested in sustainable industries from mining taxes before mining ends? Wouldn’t it be fantastic to save public mining towns rather than writing them ALL off as another multi-billion dollar government mistake?
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