Interfase Spces: understanding the interaction of the Corporation and the Community during the Mining Boom in Southern Peru

Description: This study explores the interactions between a transnational mining corporation operating in southern Peru and local mining communities. Situated in an isolated yet conflictual area in the Andes, Villa Botiflaca is a mining camp shaped by its inherent process of social and spatial heterogeneity. By exploring the nature of the relations inside and outside the camp, this dissertation examines the advancements of corporate responsibility in a context of social disturbance, the need of a refined definition of ?the communities?, and the connections between conflicts and urbanization.

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