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50 years of Resources Policy – What is next? Key areas of future research


Abstract In 2024, Resources Policy reaches its 50th anniversary as a journal. Fifty years leading the field of mineral and fossil fuel policies and economic research worldwide. Considering this special milestone, we provide a forward-looking view in this paper, highlighting seven areas we believe are critical for robust research that Resources Policy should publish in the future. Leveraging our research expertise and knowledge with the journal, these seven areas of future research include implications of post-mining and energy transitions, the dark side of critical minerals, the increasing substitution of local labour by alternative inputs, the role of the resource curse in resilience considerations, the cleaner production role of mining, macroeconomic frameworks, and the future of mining beyond mines (deep-sea and space mining). We believe more research is needed in these seven research areas, which can enhance our understanding of critical aspects, reduce uncertainty, and provide novel ways to address societal, environmental, economic and policy challenges related to the extraction and use of minerals and fossil fuels.
Authors David Fleming-Muñoz ORCID , Gary A. Campbell , Yalin Ley , Andrea Arratia-Solar ORCID , Patrício Aroca ORCID , Miguel Atienza ORCID , Eyüp Doğan ORCID , Gaurav Ghosh , Alexander James University of Wyoming , Mustafa Kumral ORCID , Thomas G. Measham , Mare Sarr ORCID , Muhammad Shahbaz ORCID , Haoying Wang ORCID , Jeremy G. Weber
Journal Info Elsevier BV | Resources Policy , pages: 105140 - 105140
Publication Date 6/1/2024
ISSN 0301-4207
TypeKeyword Image article
Open Access closed Closed Access
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105140
KeywordsKeyword Image Resource Conflict (Score: 0.466222)