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Negotiating Cultural Heritage? Aboriginal-Mining Company Agreements in Australia

Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh

Property	Information
Resource Type	Scientific Paper
Language	English
Year	2008
Country	Australia
Topic	Industry Informed Decision Making
Complexity	Technical
Keywords	Business Practices Consultation Decision Making Environmental Assessment Impact Benefit Agreement Social & Cultural Impacts
Written By	Academic Researchers
Written For	Academic Institutions or Researchers Indigenous Allies Leadership and Management
Description	This article analyzes Impact-Benefit Agreements (IBAs) negotiated between Aboriginal communities and Mining companies in Australia. They argue that IBAs have become more prominent because of the lack of government enforcement of consultation procedures, and that the use of IBAs has negative impacts on Indigenous peoples. The authors suggest that IBAs undermine Indigenous cultural heritage and further structural inequity between Indigenous and settler communities.
Journal	Development and Change
Volume	39
Issue	1
Pages	25 - 51
Copyright	Held by the author / distributor