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Gavin Hilson is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, focusing primarily on the interplay between engineering and social sciences within the context of resource management and development. Their research spans multiple disciplines, concentrating on mining practices, environmental impacts, and rural livelihoods in Africa.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Engineering
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, Hilson engages with subfields such as building and construction, sociology and political science, general economics, econometrics and finance, control and systems engineering, as well as political science and international relations. This interdisciplinary approach reflects the complex nature of mining and resource management issues addressed in their research.

The research topics cover a variety of areas related to natural resource use and impact, with key topics including:

  • Mining and Resource Management
  • Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
  • Natural Resources and Economic Development
  • Mining Techniques and Economics
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Human Rights and Development

Hilson has contributed to several recent papers, which reflect ongoing research themes surrounding artisanal and small-scale mining, environmental assessments, and rural development impacts:

  • "Large and artisanal scale mine development: The case for autonomous co-existence," 2020, World Development
  • "For the Environment: An Assessment of Recent Military Intervention in Informal Gold Mining Communities in Ghana," 2020, Land Use Policy
  • "Changing priorities, shifting narratives: Remapping rural livelihoods in Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector," 2022, Journal of Rural Studies
  • "'Formalization bubbles': A blueprint for sustainable artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa," 2020, The Extractive Industries and Society
  • "Artisanal and small-scale mining, and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary analysis," 2020, World Development

Hilson frequently publishes in venues that specialize in resources, development, and environmental policy, with publication patterns indicating their engagement with the following journals:

  • Resources Policy
  • World Development
  • Journal of Rural Studies
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Hilson's work, with several frequent co-authors appearing in their publication record. These include:

  • Yanfei Hu
  • Abigail Hilson
  • Titus Sauerwein
  • John R. Owen
  • Roy Maconachie

Best Publications

  • An overview of land use conflicts in mining communities

    Gavin Hilson

  • Sustainable development in the mining industry: clarifying the corporate perspective

    Gavin Hilson;Barbara Murck

  • Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries: Experiences from Developing Countries

    Gavin Hilson

  • Alternatives to cyanide in the gold mining industry: what prospects for the future?

    Gavin Hilson;A.J. Monhemius

  • Structural adjustment and subsistence industry: Artisanal gold mining in Ghana

    Gavin Hilson;Clive Potter

  • Strained relations: A critical analysis of the mining conflict in Prestea, Ghana

    Gavin Michael Hilson;Gavin Michael Hilson;Natalia Yakovleva

  • Four decades of support for artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical review

    Gavin Hilson;James McQuilken

  • Small-scale mining, poverty and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa: An overview

    Gavin Hilson

  • Small‐scale mining and its socio‐economic impact in developing countries

    Gavin Hilson

  • The Environmental Impact of Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana: Identifying Problems and Possible Solutions

    Gavin Hilson

  • De-agrarianization, re -agrarianization and local economic development: Re-orientating livelihoods in African artisanal mining communities

    Sadia Mohammed Banchirigah;Gavin Hilson

  • Farming, small-scale mining and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa: A critical overview

    Gavin Hilson

  • Are alternative livelihood projects alleviating poverty in mining communities? Experiences from Ghana

    Gavin Hilson;Sadia Mohammed Banchirigah

  • Harvesting mineral riches: 1000 years of gold mining in Ghana

    Gavin Hilson

  • Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa: Re-conceptualizing formalization and ‘illegal’ activity

    Gavin Hilson;Abilgail Hilson;Roy Maconachie;James McQuilken

  • Chinese Participation in Ghana's Informal Gold Mining Economy: Drivers, Implications and Clarifications

    Gavin Hilson;Abigail Hilson;Eunice Adu-Darko

  • ‘Once a miner, always a miner’: Poverty and livelihood diversification in Akwatia, Ghana

    Gavin Michael Hilson

  • Mercury: An agent of poverty in Ghana's small-scale gold-mining sector?

    Gavin Hilson;Sandra Pardie

  • Improving awareness of mercury pollution in small-scale gold mining communities: challenges and ways forward in rural Ghana.

    Gavin Hilson;Christopher J. Hilson;Sandra Pardie

  • A Contextual Review of the Ghanaian Small-scale Mining Industry

    Gavin Hilson

  • Why Is Illegal Gold Mining Activity so Ubiquitous in Rural Ghana

    Gavin Hilson;Clive Potter

  • The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries

    Gavin M. Hilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. Hodson
Mark E. Hodson University of York
Clive Potter
Clive Potter Imperial College London

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