Publications & Presentations

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  • Pearce, T., J. Prno, J. Ford, F. Duerden, and D. Marshall (2008). Climate change and the Canadian mining sector: risks and responses.

    Mining & Quarry World, 5(3): 10.

  • Prno, J. (2007). Have IBAs worked? Canadian Diamonds, Fall 2007: 32-40

  • Prno, J. (2007). Assessing the Effectiveness of Impact and Benefit Agreements from the Perspective of their Aboriginal Signatories.

    MA Thesis, Department of Geography, University of Guelph.

  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, F. Duerden, J. Prno, and D. Marshall (2008). Climate change impacts on the Canadian mining sector.

    Canadian Mining Journal Online, 6th April 2008.

  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, J. Prno, F. Duerden, L. Berrang-Ford, and D. Marshall (2008). Stormy days ahead: Weather changes pose

    many threats to mining industry. Canadian Mining Journal, September 2008: 22-25.

  • Prno, J. (2008). We’re breaking up: Climate change and the northern mining industry. Up Here Business, November 2008: 24-29.

  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, J. Prno, F. Duerden (2009). Climate Change Impacts in the Canadian Mining Sector. Prepared for the David Suzuki Foundation.

    Available at http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/reports/2009/climate-change-and-canadian-mining- opportunities-for-adaptation/index.php.

  • Prno, J. (2009). Hearing the elders: Traditional knowledge and mining in the north. Up Here Business, November 2009: 47-53.

  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, A. Caron, J. Prno, and T. Smith (2010). Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan, Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.

    Guelph, Ontario. Joint publication of the Community of Paulatuk and ArcticNorth Consulting: 53 pp. ISBN: 0-9865908-0-8

  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, A. Caron, J. Prno, and T. Smith (2010). Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan, Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories.

    Guelph, Ontario. Joint publication of the Community of Ulukhaktok and ArcticNorth Consulting: 51pp. ISBN: 0-9865908-0-1

  • Prno, J., B. Bradshaw and D. Lapierre (2010). Impact and Benefit Agreements: Are they working? Paper presented at the Canadian Institute of Mining,

    Metallurgy and Petroleum Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 11, 2010.

  • Prno, J. (Forthcoming). Guest statement – The ‘Social Licence to Operate’: A key to sustainable mineral development. In McAllister, M.L.,

    and P.J. Fitzpatrick. (Forthcoming). Canadian mineral resource development: a sustainable enterprise? In Resource and Environmental Management in Canada: Addressing Conflict and Uncertainty, edited by B. Mitchell. Toronto, Ontario: Oxford University Press.

  • Prno, J. (2014). Establishing a Social Licence to Operate Amidst Complexity: Issues and Opportunities for Mining Industry Governance. PhD Thesis,

    Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University.

Peer Reviewed
  • Prno, J. and B. Bradshaw (2008). Program evaluation in a northern, Aboriginal setting: Assessing Impact and Benefit Agreements.

    Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, 6(1): 59-75.

    Read More
  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, J. Prno, F. Duerden, L. Berrang-Ford, M. Beaumier, and T. Eades (2010). Perceptions of climate change impacts, adaptation and

    mitigation in primary resource use industries: A case study of the Canadian mining sector. Regional Environmental Change, 10:65-81.

    Read More
  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, J. Prno, F. Duerden, L. Berrang-Ford, T. Smith, and M. Beaumier (2011). Canary in a coal mine: perceptions of climate change,

    risks and response options among Canadian mine operations. Climatic Change, 109 (3-4): 399-415.

    Read More
  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, J. Prno, F. Duerden, J. Pittman, M. Beaumier, L. Berrang-Ford, and B. Smit (2011). Climate change and mining in Canada.

    Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 16(3): 347-368.

    Read More
  • Prno, J., B. Bradshaw, J. Wandel, T. Pearce, B. Smit, and L. Tozer (2011). Living with change: Community vulnerability to climate change

    in the context of other risks in Kugluktuk, NU. Polar Research, 30, 7363, DOI: 10.3402/polar.v30i0.7363.

    Read More
  • Prno, J. and D.S. Slocombe (2012). Exploring the origins of ‘social licence to operate’ in the mining sector: Perspectives from governance and

    sustainability theories. Resources Policy, 37 (3): 346-357.

    Read More
  • Prno, J. (2013). An analysis of factors leading to the establishment of a social licence to operate in the mining industry. Resources Policy,

    38 (4): 577-590.

    Read More
  • Prno, J. and D.S. Slocombe (2014). A systems-based conceptual framework for assessing the determinants of a social licence to operate

    in the mining industry. Environmental Management, 53 (3): 672-689.

    Read More
Presentations
  • Bradshaw, B. and J. Prno (2006). Making Impact and Benefit Agreements work.Presentation to the Canadian Aboriginal

    Minerals Association conference, Ottawa, Ontario, November 7, 2006.

  • Bradshaw, B. and J. Prno (2007). Program evaluation in a northern, Aboriginal setting: Assessing Impact and Benefit Agreements.

    Presentation to the Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 30, 2007.

  • Prno, J., B. Bradshaw, and B. Smit (2007). Living with change: Community exposures and adaptations in Kugluktuk, Nunavut.

    Presentation to the ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting, Collingwood, Ontario, December 12, 2007.

  • Prno, J. and B. Bradshaw (2007). Assessing the effectiveness of Impact and Benefit Agreements in the Canadian North.

    Presentation to the Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 31, 2007.

  • Prno, J., J. Ford, T. Pearce, and D. Marshall (2008). Adapting to the environment: How sensitive are your (mining) operations

    to climate risks? Invited presentation to The Canadian Institute’s Arctic Logistics conference, Edmonton, Alberta, June 6, 2008.

  • Cook, R., J. Prno, and S. Elverum (2009). Community engagement through the Mary River Project Inuit knowledge study.

    Presentation to the Nunavut Mining Symposium, Iqaluit, Nunavut, March 31, 2009.

  • Bradshaw, B., J. Prno, and P. Siebenmorgen (2009). An evaluation of IBAs in the Canadian mining sector. Presentation to the

    Rethinking Extractive Industry: Regulation, Dispossession, and Emerging Claims conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 5-7, 2009.

  • Prno, J. (2009). Unique challenges for resource development in the Canadian North. Invited presentation to Third Age Learning Guelph,

    Guelph, Ontario, October 14, 2009.

  • Prno, J., T. Pearce, J. Ford, F. Duerden and D. Marshall (2009). Climate change and Canadian mining: Opportunities for adaptation.

    Invited presentation to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy – Water and Mining Sector Roundtable,

    Ottawa, Ontario, October 16, 2009.

  • Prno, J., T. Pearce, J. Ford, F. Duerden and D. Marshall (2009). Climate change and Canadian mining: Opportunities for adaptation.

    Invited presentation to the Sudbury Restoration Workshop, Sudbury, Ontario, October 29, 2009.

  • Prno, J., T. Pearce, J. Ford, F. Duerden and D. Marshall (2010). Climate change and Canadian mining: Opportunities for adaptation.

    Presentation to the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 11, 2010.

  • Prno, J., B. Bradshaw and D. Lapierre (2010). Impact and Benefit Agreements: Are they working? Presentation to the

    Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 11, 2010.

  • Prno, J. and D.S. Slocombe (2011). Establishing a resilient social licence to operate: Issues and opportunities for the mining sector.

    Poster presented at SRMining 2011: First International Seminar on Social Responsibility in Mining, Santiago, Chile, October 19-21, 2011.

  • Andrachuk, M., S. Berdej, T. Dyck, J. Fresque-Baxter and J. Prno (2012). Exploring the challenges in navigating philosophical framings of environment

    and natural resource research: A presentation for students by students. Presentation to the the Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Waterloo, Ontario, May 30, 2012.

  • Prno, J. (2012). Establishing a social licence to operate: Issues and opportunities for mining sector governance. Presentation at the University

    of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute of Social and Economic Research for their ‘Understanding Alaska’ series of talks. Anchorage, Alaska, April 24, 2012.

  • Prno, J. and D.S. Slocombe (2013). Earning a social licence amidst complexity. Presentation to the International Association for Impact Assessment

    Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta, May 13-16, 2013.

  • Prno, J. (2014). The ‘social licence to operate’: Basic components of a complex concept. Presentation to the Northern Regions Mining Summit,

    Vancouver, British Columbia, May 28-30, 2014.

Publications
  • An analysis of factors leading to the establishment of a social licence to operate in the mining industry.

    Presented in the journal Resources Policy (Volume 38, Issue 4, December 2013, Pages 577-590), this paper investigates the concept of a ‘social licence to operate’ in the mining industry and suggests five lessons for earning a social licence from local communities.

  • Prno, J. and B. Bradshaw (2008). Program evaluation in a northern, Aboriginal setting: Assessing Impact and Benefit Agreements.

    Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, 6(1): 59-75.

    Read More
  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, J. Prno, F. Duerden, L. Berrang-Ford, M. Beaumier, and T. Eades (2010). Perceptions of climate change impacts, adaptation and

    mitigation in primary resource use industries: A case study of the Canadian mining sector. Regional Environmental Change, 10:65-81.

    Read More
  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, J. Prno, F. Duerden, L. Berrang-Ford, T. Smith, and M. Beaumier (2011). Canary in a coal mine: perceptions of climate change,

    risks and response options among Canadian mine operations. Climatic Change, 109 (3-4): 399-415.

    Read More
  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, J. Prno, F. Duerden, J. Pittman, M. Beaumier, L. Berrang-Ford, and B. Smit (2011). Climate change and mining in Canada.

    Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 16(3): 347-368.

    Read More
  • Prno, J., B. Bradshaw, J. Wandel, T. Pearce, B. Smit, and L. Tozer (2011). Living with change: Community vulnerability to climate change

    in the context of other risks in Kugluktuk, NU. Polar Research, 30, 7363, DOI: 10.3402/polar.v30i0.7363.

    Read More
  • Prno, J. and D.S. Slocombe (2012). Exploring the origins of ‘social licence to operate’ in the mining sector: Perspectives from governance and

    sustainability theories. Resources Policy, 37 (3): 346-357.

    Read More
  • Prno, J. (2013). An analysis of factors leading to the establishment of a social licence to operate in the mining industry. Resources Policy,

    38 (4): 577-590.

    Read More
  • Prno, J. and D.S. Slocombe (2014). A systems-based conceptual framework for assessing the determinants of a social licence to operate

    in the mining industry. Environmental Management, 53 (3): 672-689.

    Read More
  • Pearce, T., J. Prno, J. Ford, F. Duerden, and D. Marshall (2008). Climate change and the Canadian mining sector: risks and responses.

    Mining & Quarry World, 5(3): 10.

  • Prno, J. (2007). Have IBAs worked? Canadian Diamonds, Fall 2007: 32-40

  • Prno, J. (2007). Assessing the Effectiveness of Impact and Benefit Agreements from the Perspective of their Aboriginal Signatories.

    MA Thesis, Department of Geography, University of Guelph.

  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, F. Duerden, J. Prno, and D. Marshall (2008). Climate change impacts on the Canadian mining sector.

    Canadian Mining Journal Online, 6th April 2008.

  • Ford, J., T. Pearce, J. Prno, F. Duerden, L. Berrang-Ford, and D. Marshall (2008). Stormy days ahead: Weather changes pose

    many threats to mining industry. Canadian Mining Journal, September 2008: 22-25.

  • Prno, J. (2008). We’re breaking up: Climate change and the northern mining industry. Up Here Business, November 2008: 24-29.

  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, J. Prno, F. Duerden (2009). Climate Change Impacts in the Canadian Mining Sector. Prepared for the David Suzuki Foundation.

    Available at http://www.davidsuzuki.org/publications/reports/2009/climate-change-and-canadian-mining- opportunities-for-adaptation/index.php.

  • Prno, J. (2009). Hearing the elders: Traditional knowledge and mining in the north. Up Here Business, November 2009: 47-53.

  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, A. Caron, J. Prno, and T. Smith (2010). Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan, Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.

    Guelph, Ontario. Joint publication of the Community of Paulatuk and ArcticNorth Consulting: 53 pp. ISBN: 0-9865908-0-8

  • Pearce, T., J. Ford, A. Caron, J. Prno, and T. Smith (2010). Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan, Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories.

    Guelph, Ontario. Joint publication of the Community of Ulukhaktok and ArcticNorth Consulting: 51pp. ISBN: 0-9865908-0-1

  • Prno, J., B. Bradshaw and D. Lapierre (2010). Impact and Benefit Agreements: Are they working? Paper presented at the Canadian Institute of Mining,

    Metallurgy and Petroleum Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 11, 2010.

  • Prno, J. (Forthcoming). Guest statement – The ‘Social Licence to Operate’: A key to sustainable mineral development. In McAllister, M.L.,

    and P.J. Fitzpatrick. (Forthcoming). Canadian mineral resource development: a sustainable enterprise? In Resource and Environmental Management in Canada: Addressing Conflict and Uncertainty, edited by B. Mitchell. Toronto, Ontario: Oxford University Press.

  • Prno, J. (2014). Establishing a Social Licence to Operate Amidst Complexity: Issues and Opportunities for Mining Industry Governance. PhD Thesis,

    Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University.