Kourouma, Jean MoussaMonde, ConcilliaPhiri, DariusSyampungani, Stephen2023-06-282023-06-282023-08Kourouma, J.M., Monde, C., Phiri, D.,& Syampungani, S. (2023). Community-centred approach for assessing social sustainability in mining regions: A case study of Chingola district, Zambia. Sustainable Development, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 3102-3127. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2572.0968-0802 (print)1099-1719 (online)10.1002/sd.2572http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91231DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : The datasets generated for this study are available on request to the corresponding author.Social sustainability has received the least attention among the three-pillars of sustainable development in the mining regions of Africa. However, with the rapid population growth globally, social sustainability assessment using clearly defined indicators is becoming essential to ensuring urban sustainability, specifically in mining regions. This study assessed the contribution of the mining industry to the social sustainability of the Chingola district in terms of cumulative impacts and the extent to which CSR initiatives have contributed to a social sustainability profile. Mixed methods including in-depth key informant interviews guide and observation were used to collect data on social sustainability. The data were collected from 10 out of the 28 wards of Chingola, selected using a systematic random sampling. A total of 500 households of which 49 households (with a sampling unit of 10) and 10 key informants' stakeholders were purposively selected. Aggregation and normalization techniques were used to construct the composite indicators depicting the strength of each indicator. The social sustainability of the Chingola district based on the calculated composite indicators varies from weak-to-moderate sustainability. The proposed indicators could serve local government and mining companies, redirect development schemes, re-strategize the stakeholders' involvement, and support corporate governance.en© 2023 ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the preprint version of the following article: Community-centred approach for assessing social sustainability in mining regions: A case study of Chingola district, Zambia. Sustainable Development, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 3102-3127. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2572. Sustainable Development is online at : https://wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/sd.ChingolaMining communityObjective indicatorsSocial sustainabilitySubjective indicatorsSDG-11: Sustainable cities and communitiesZambiaSDG-01: No povertyPreprint Article