14.1.2025 10:03
In her doctoral dissertation, M.A. Pamela Lesser examines how the social licence to operate (SLO) of mining functions at the societal level. The research shows that societal SLO is actually not important for the local acceptance of a project and only has some influence in combination with local factors. The research corroborates that site level factors matter more to local communities and the public than do broader debates around societal benefits and costs.