Acknowledgements
Firstly, I would like to warmly thank Prof. David Crowther, Dr. Shahla Seifi, editors
of this book, who gave me endless support to publish my work. I feel very honoured
by their support and interest in my work.
I would also like to warmly thank my husband, Ricardo Rocha Mello and my
daughter Helena (Nena) Rabello Rocha Mello for accompanying me through the
journey of writing this book. Thank you, Ricardo, for always being there for me,
I love you to infinity! Thank you, Nena, for taking all my ouches away, mommy
loves you pra chuchu coração! I am also grateful to my father, Ricardo Rabello and
my mother, Elizabeth Rabello, who gave me endless support and encouragement
throughout this project; and to my siblings Renata Rabello-Ramos, Rebeca Rabello
and Pedro Ricardo Rabello. I would also like to thank my Brazilian and New Zealand
wh¯ anau. I love you all.
Of equal importance has been the encouragement and help given by my supervisors Karen Nairn and Vivienne Anderson, who made the process of doing this project
so enriching. Karen and Viv taught me to see the world with different lenses and gave
me confidence to try and express my deepest thoughts. They motivated me to grow
within my own possibilities and potential.
I am also thankful for my spiritual mentors and São Jorge, my spiritual protector,
who enlightened and protected me during this journey. To my grandfather, Sergio
Camões, who is always looking after me—thank you!
I am very grateful to everyone who contributed, reading and re-reading my chapters. I am deeply grateful for invaluable contributions from David Sundaram, Elizabeth Rabello, Karen Nairn, Katy Cox, Keely Blanch, Kirsty Dwyer, Jason Fan, Owen
Rapp, Shire Agnew, Tracy Rogers and Vivienne Anderson. I am also very thankful
to Rebeca Rabello, my dear sister, who gave a finishing touch to my diagrams and
pictures! You are the best, sis!
I would like to thank Bruce Harvey and Deanna Kemp for granting me a Ph.D.
visiting scholarship at the University of Queensland, Centre of Social Responsibility
in Mining, Australia. I am also grateful for all the input I received from: Nick Bainton,
Kathryn Sturman, Jo-Anne Everingham, Adam Babatu, Rebekah Ramsay, Renzo
Junior and J. Chris Anderson. Special thanks to Deanna and her beautiful family for
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Firstly, I would like to warmly thank Prof. David Crowther, Dr. Shahla Seifi, editors
of this book, who gave me endless support to publish my work. I feel very honoured
by their support and interest in my work.
I would also like to warmly thank my husband, Ricardo Rocha Mello and my
daughter Helena (Nena) Rabello Rocha Mello for accompanying me through the
journey of writing this book. Thank you, Ricardo, for always being there for me,
I love you to infinity! Thank you, Nena, for taking all my ouches away, mommy
loves you pra chuchu coração! I am also grateful to my father, Ricardo Rabello and
my mother, Elizabeth Rabello, who gave me endless support and encouragement
throughout this project; and to my siblings Renata Rabello-Ramos, Rebeca Rabello
and Pedro Ricardo Rabello. I would also like to thank my Brazilian and New Zealand
wh¯ anau. I love you all.
Of equal importance has been the encouragement and help given by my supervisors Karen Nairn and Vivienne Anderson, who made the process of doing this project
so enriching. Karen and Viv taught me to see the world with different lenses and gave
me confidence to try and express my deepest thoughts. They motivated me to grow
within my own possibilities and potential.
I am also thankful for my spiritual mentors and São Jorge, my spiritual protector,
who enlightened and protected me during this journey. To my grandfather, Sergio
Camões, who is always looking after me—thank you!
I am very grateful to everyone who contributed, reading and re-reading my chapters. I am deeply grateful for invaluable contributions from David Sundaram, Elizabeth Rabello, Karen Nairn, Katy Cox, Keely Blanch, Kirsty Dwyer, Jason Fan, Owen
Rapp, Shire Agnew, Tracy Rogers and Vivienne Anderson. I am also very thankful
to Rebeca Rabello, my dear sister, who gave a finishing touch to my diagrams and
pictures! You are the best, sis!
I would like to thank Bruce Harvey and Deanna Kemp for granting me a Ph.D.
visiting scholarship at the University of Queensland, Centre of Social Responsibility
in Mining, Australia. I am also grateful for all the input I received from: Nick Bainton,
Kathryn Sturman, Jo-Anne Everingham, Adam Babatu, Rebekah Ramsay, Renzo
Junior and J. Chris Anderson. Special thanks to Deanna and her beautiful family for
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