Dr. Isabel B. Franco - International Sustainability Advisor * Consultora Internacional en Sostenibilidad
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Publications

Find below some of my featured publications in the form of books, journal (scientific) articles, book chapters, policy reports, dissertations and documentaries.

Books

Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact:
Towards Sustainability Science, Policy Education and practice

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Corporate Agenda of Sustainable Development

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Socially Responsible Business: A Model for a Sustainable Future 

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Beyond CSR; The Global Business of Local Sustainability

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Policy Reports

Land Restoration for Achieving the SDG 16
UN International Resource Panel

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UQ-ALABC Latin American Sustainability Symposium
Policy Brief


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Implementing the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific: Insights from Voluntary National Reviews

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Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries (LCDs)

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Gender Mainstreaming in the 2030 Agenda: A Focus on Education and Responsible Consumption & Production

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A Review of Alignment between National Extractives Legislation and Policy and the African Mining Vision



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Journal Special Issues

"From Rhetoric to Sustainability Research Impact: Sustainability Assessment, Methods and Techniques to Action the Sustainable Development Goals"

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Journal Articles (Scientific Outputs)

Franco, Isabel B. and Tracey, James (2019) Community capacity-building for sustainable development: effectively striving towards achieving local community sustainability targets. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 20 4: 691-725. doi:10.1108/ijshe-02-2019-0052. Download PDF
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Mutale, I., Franco I., Masinja, I (2019). Corporate Sustainability Performance: An Approach to Effective Sustainable Development or Not? A Case Study of Luanshya Copper Mine in Zambia. Sustainability, 11(20), 5775; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205775. Download PDF

Franco, I., Saito, O., Vaughter, P., Whereat, J., Kanie, N. and Takemoto, K. (2018) Higher education for sustainable development: actioning the global goals in policy, curriculum and practice. Sustainability Science, 14(6), 1621-1642 . doi:10.1007/s11625-018-0628-4. Download PDF

Franco, Isabel B., de Oliveira, Jose A. Puppim and Ali, Saleem H. (2018) Peace with Hunger: Colombia's Checkered Experience with Post-Conflict Sustainable Community Development in Emerald-Mining Regions. Sustainability, 10 2: 1-17. doi:10.3390/su10020504. Download PDF

Franco, Isabel B. and Kunkel, Titi (2017) Extractives and sustainable community development: a comparative study of women’s livelihood assets in the Americas. International Journal of Social Science Studies, 5 11: 54-65. doi:10.11114/ijsss.v5i11.2724. Download PDF

De la Hoz, K., Cano, N. and Franco, I. (2017) Desarrollo sostenible del capital humano de las mujeres en la industria extractiva - el caso colombiano. International Journal of Women, Sustainability and Leadership Studies, 1 1: 24-31. Download PDF

Franco, Isabel B. and Ali, Saleem (2017) Decentralization, corporate community development and resource governance: a comparative analysis of two mining regions in Colombia. Extractive Industries and Society, 4 1: 111-119. doi:10.1016/j.exis.2016.12.001. Download PDF

Franco, I. (2017) Toward a women-centric approach to sustainability in resource regions. International Journal of Women, Sustainability and Leadership Studies, 1 1: 3-18. Download PDF

Franco, Isabel Buitrago and Chaterji, Tathagata (2014) Planning for social sustainability in natural resource regions: The Colombian case. International Journal of Rural Law and Policy, 1 1-2.  Download PDF

Book Chapters

Franco, I (2020). Forging Sustainable Livelihoods in Resource Regions: A Tale of Three Continents. In Kapfudzaruwa et al (Eds). Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development: Case Studies from Africa
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Franco, I and Minnery, J (2020). SDG 1 - Building Sustainable Communities: A Framework for Supporting Community Livelihoods and Poverty Alleviation in Resource Regions . In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice.  Download PDF
 
Franco, I; Derbyshire, E (2020). SDG 4 – Governing Education for Sustainable Development. In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy Education and Practice. Download PDF
 
Franco, I, Manaure, P, Derbyshire, E (2020). SDG 5 - Not Just a Women’s Issue: Sustainable Leadership in Male Dominated Fields. In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice. Download PDF
 
Cano, N,  Osorio, J, Castaneda, F, Franco, I (2020). SDG 6 - Sustainable use of energy and water resource in the mining sector: case of study open-pit and alluvial mining technology. In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice. Download PDF
 
Franco, I, Power, C, Whereat, J (2020). SDG 7 - Exceptional Women in Sustainability (eWisely) Have Energy to Boost: Contribution of the Energy Sector to the Achievement of the SDGs. In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice. 
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Franco, I, Gonzalez, F, Buitrago, J (2020). SDG 9 - Community Capacity-building for Sustainable Resource Governance in the Small-Scale Mining Industry. In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice. 
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Franco, I;, Newey, L J (2020). SDG 12 -  Sustainable Community Development through Entrepreneurship: Corporate-Based versus Wellbeing-Centered Approaches to Responsible Production. In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability, Science, Policy, Education and Practice. 
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Franco, I; Tapia, R; Tracey, J (2020). SDG 13 -  Climate Education: Identifying Challenges and Opportunities to Climate Action. In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science Policy, Education and Practice. 
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Arana, C; Franco, I; Joshi, A (2020). SDG 15 - A Review of Sustainable Fashion Design Processes: Upcycling Waste Organic Yarns . In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice. 
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Franco, I and Abe, M (2020). SDG 17 - Global Business Networks: Accounting for Sustainability In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability Science, Policy, Education and Practice. Download PDF
 
Franco, I; Derbyshire, E (2020). SDG 16 - The Untapped Potential of Women for Sustainable Peace in Resource Regions . In Franco et al (Eds), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact: Towards Sustainability, Science, Policy, Education and Practice. 
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Salinas-Manaure, P and Franco, I (2019). Integracion Sustentable de las Mujeres en la Industria Minera: El Caso Chileno desde Una Perspectiva de Genero Global/Local. En Martin Arias-Loyola (Ed.), Desarrollos y Subdesarrollos en los Territorios de Chile (pp. 55-72). Santiago: Ril Editores. Download PDF
 
Buitrago-Franco, Isabel (2014). Community Capacity-building and a Social License to Operate in the Mining Industry.In Nicolae Irina and Christoph Stückelberge (Ed.), Mining Ethics and Sustainability: Papers from the World Mining Conference 2013 (pp. 9-40) Geneva, Switzerland: Globethics.net Publications.  Download PDF
 
Buitrago-Franco, I (2006). Historical Press: El Catolicismo: a religious, philosophical and literary journal reflecting the complex situation existing between the civilian and ecclesiastic authorities in Nueva Granada from 1849 to 1861. In J. Rueda (Ed), History and Society in Cundinamarca (pp. 233-243). Bogota: Escuela Superior de Administración Publica. Download PDF

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Buitrago-Franco, I., Chatterji, T. (2013). Planning for Mining Regions: Building Local Government's Capacity in a Multi-stakeholder Scenario, ISOCARP Congress 2013: Frontiers of Planning 2013. Brisbane, Australia. 1-4 October. Peer Reviewed Paper.
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Buitrago-Franco, I. & Robertson, S. (2014, July). Mine Life Cycle Planning - Delivering sustainable legacies through integrated life-of-mine planning. Paper presented at the Conference Life-of-Mine 2014, Brisbane. Peer Reviewed Paper. 
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​Theses and Dissertations

Buitrago Franco, Blanca Isabel (2014). Building sustainable communities: Enhancing human capital in resource regions - Colombian case PhD Thesis, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2014.379

Buitrago-Franco, Isabel (2006). Evaluación Del Impacto Administrativo Del Decreto Orgánico De Instrucción Pública Primaria En Cundinamarca Entre 1870 -1880 Honours Thesis, Escuela Superior De Admistración Pública -ESAP, Facultad De Pregrado, Programa En Ciencias Políticas Y Administrativas, Escuela Superior De Admistración Pública.



Documentaries

It is not a Women's Issue (Spanish only)
No es Asunto de Mujeres
 

This video-documentary shows research findings on gender aspects of sustainable development in mining resource regions of Latin America. Women in mining from Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru were interviewed over a year to find out more about their perceptions, challenges and opportunities or women in a male-dominated industry. This visual ethnography was funded by Mineros S.A.



Planning for Sustainable Communities in Mining Regions

Buitrago-Franco, Isabel (2014). Planning for sustainable communities in mining regions. Bogota, Colombia: International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC).

Enhancing Regional Business Sustainability and Investment
United Nations Asia Pacific Business Forum 2014

Buitrago Franco, Isabel (2014) Enhancing Regional Business Sustainability and Investment: United Nations Asia Pacific Business Forum 2014. Bangkok, Thailand, United Nations Economic and Social Comission for Asia Pacific, Trade and Investment Division, Business and Development Section. Contact me and request video file at connect@drisabelfranco.com
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