Management by Participatory Monitoring of Large Industrial Projects - Case Study Rosia Montana

Todoran Radu Matei¹ and  Lazea Ruxandra²

¹Lecturer Ph.D, “1 Decembrie 1918” of Alba Iulia, martradu@gmail.com, Nicolae Iorga, no 11-13 Street, Alba Iulia, Romania

²Junior Teaching Assistant Ph.D Student, “1 Decembrie 1918” of Alba Iulia, ruxandra_rdvc@yahoo.com, Nicolae Iorga, no 11-13 Street, Alba Iulia, Romania

Accepted 18 August 2014

Abstract

The present article proposes a participatory method for monitoring and evaluation of the gold mining under developing by the Rosia Montana Gold Corporation in Rosia Montana area. Although the concept of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of large investment project is not new, this method was not used anywhere in Romania. The paper is examining the concept of Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation and the ways to be applied for this specific project. Thus, the approach is not only theoretical but also practical. On the first part, the paper is presenting the main issues for the participatory monitoring and evaluation, the definition of the concept and the comparison with the classical monitoring and evaluation. After a brief survey of the current situation in Rosia Montana and a short presentation of the mining project, the paper is examining the possible ways to implement such a model in Rosia Montana, out of which the authors are choosing the most applicable model. The participatory process is foreseen to undergo for the entire lifespan of the project and beyond and it will be focused on environmental issues, social issues and economic issues.

Keywords: environment impact, large industrial projects, management, monitoring, projects, participatory monitoring.

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