Nadja C Kunz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4457927 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nadja C Kunz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nadja C |
| FAMILY NAME | Kunz |
| SIGNATURE | KUNZ N C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7710-106X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Conceptual tensions and practical limitations of transparency in the mining sector
Transparency is widely promoted in the mining sector as a governance mechanism to build trust, strengthen accountability, and ultimately reduce environmental and social risks. However, in practice, information disclosure does not always achieve these aspirations. This study draws upon qualitative interviews with transparency practitioners from a diversity of backgrounds to examine the conceptual tensions and practical limitations of transparency …
Hydro-climatological changes and mine water management challenges in Canada under climate change
Climate change (CC) is already affecting Canada’s hydrologic cycle, posing challenges for water management in mining operations and increasing associated environmental and social risks. However, there is limited research that quantifies the extent of anticipated CC impacts across Canadian watersheds with active mining. This paper aims to fill that gap by assessing CC impacts on key hydroclimatic variables important for Canada’s mine water managem…
Women's participation in the mining industry
Lost in translation
Infrastructure projects increasingly encounter delays due to non-technical risks (NTR), those risks arising from interactions between business and external stakeholders with the potential to create future negative impacts on society and the environment. One sector where NTR is having a significant adverse impact is the global mining sector, where industry leaders rank NTRs as the leading cause of business risk. We investigate how NTRs are assesse…
A roadmap for Esia policy change in Ethiopia should address wide-ranging governance reforms
Robust governance frameworks are crucial for maximizing the benefits of natural resource development in mining regions and minimising adverse social and environmental impacts. This paper analyses Ethiopia’s current ESIA policy, legal framework and implementation process to identify opportunities for policy reform. To gain perspective on leading practices in other countries, a comparative analysis of policies in Chile, Peru, Ghana, and Canada was …
De-politicising seawater desalination
Social license needs business strategy
The role of institutional mining investors in driving responsible tailings management
Improved resource governance through transparency
Transparency and accountability initiatives have emerged as a potential solution to combat corruption and increase public benefits from the extractive sector in resource-abundant countries. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is one such initiative, through which 49 resource-rich countries have disclosed a cumulative 282 fiscal years of government revenues amounting to US$1.9 trillion since 2003. This paper explores the poten…
Identifying Drivers of China's Provincial Wastewater Reuse Outcomes Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis
In water‐scarce regions of China, wastewater reuse is increasingly considered as a potential component of China's future water resource management strategy. Currently, the percentage of wastewater reuse varies substantially across Chinese provinces, but conditions leading to a high rate of wastewater reuse have not been elucidated clearly. In this work, we use fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to identify the drivers of high and …
Catchment-based water management in the mining industry
De-politicising seawater desalination
The role of institutional mining investors in driving responsible tailings management
Improved resource governance through transparency
Transparency and accountability initiatives have emerged as a potential solution to combat corruption and increase public benefits from the extractive sector in resource-abundant countries. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is one such initiative, through which 49 resource-rich countries have disclosed a cumulative 282 fiscal years of government revenues amounting to US$1.9 trillion since 2003. This paper explores the poten…
Women's participation in the mining industry
Catchment-based water management in the mining industry
Identifying Drivers of China's Provincial Wastewater Reuse Outcomes Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis
In water‐scarce regions of China, wastewater reuse is increasingly considered as a potential component of China's future water resource management strategy. Currently, the percentage of wastewater reuse varies substantially across Chinese provinces, but conditions leading to a high rate of wastewater reuse have not been elucidated clearly. In this work, we use fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to identify the drivers of high and …
Improved resource governance through transparency
Transparency and accountability initiatives have emerged as a potential solution to combat corruption and increase public benefits from the extractive sector in resource-abundant countries. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is one such initiative, through which 49 resource-rich countries have disclosed a cumulative 282 fiscal years of government revenues amounting to US$1.9 trillion since 2003. This paper explores the poten…
Social license needs business strategy
The role of institutional mining investors in driving responsible tailings management
De-politicising seawater desalination
A roadmap for Esia policy change in Ethiopia should address wide-ranging governance reforms
Robust governance frameworks are crucial for maximizing the benefits of natural resource development in mining regions and minimising adverse social and environmental impacts. This paper analyses Ethiopia’s current ESIA policy, legal framework and implementation process to identify opportunities for policy reform. To gain perspective on leading practices in other countries, a comparative analysis of policies in Chile, Peru, Ghana, and Canada was …
Women's participation in the mining industry
Lost in translation
Infrastructure projects increasingly encounter delays due to non-technical risks (NTR), those risks arising from interactions between business and external stakeholders with the potential to create future negative impacts on society and the environment. One sector where NTR is having a significant adverse impact is the global mining sector, where industry leaders rank NTRs as the leading cause of business risk. We investigate how NTRs are assesse…
Hydro-climatological changes and mine water management challenges in Canada under climate change
Climate change (CC) is already affecting Canada’s hydrologic cycle, posing challenges for water management in mining operations and increasing associated environmental and social risks. However, there is limited research that quantifies the extent of anticipated CC impacts across Canadian watersheds with active mining. This paper aims to fill that gap by assessing CC impacts on key hydroclimatic variables important for Canada’s mine water managem…
Conceptual tensions and practical limitations of transparency in the mining sector
Transparency is widely promoted in the mining sector as a governance mechanism to build trust, strengthen accountability, and ultimately reduce environmental and social risks. However, in practice, information disclosure does not always achieve these aspirations. This study draws upon qualitative interviews with transparency practitioners from a diversity of backgrounds to examine the conceptual tensions and practical limitations of transparency …
Business (9 works) · Mining and Resource Management (9 works) · Political science (6 works) · Corporate governance (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Environmental Science (4 works) · Finance (4 works) · Accountability (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Environmental planning (3 works)