Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. These include learning (the acquisition of information and rules for ...

Local economic development and diversification policies are becoming a priority in many mineral-rich developing countries. These policies aim to ensure extractive industries support the development of ...

Adopting environmental management as a central component of the extractive business model has been a priority in the last two decades, which has made environmental impact assessments (EIA) critical ...

Extractive industries affect Indigenous peoples in Sweden and Australia, and Indigenous group's perspectives are often ignored or trivialised, according to a PhD thesis from Umeå University in Sweden.

I’ve written about Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty before and I think it’s an amazing book that everyone should read and buy. That said, since finishing it, I do have a ...

Oil money runs Alaska. Residents don’t pay sales tax and the state income tax was abolished in 1980, after the completion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Each year, Alaskans receive a check based on ...

In human civilisation, prosperity and progress come when human beings start to organise themselves into institutional setup. The progress of any nation depends on how the institutions are arranged in ...

Dezeen is partnering with V–A–C to produce content about Non-Extractive Architecture, an initiative advocating for a new type of architecture that does not exploit the planet. Non-Extractive ...