The will to drill mining in Arctic communites /
This book focuses on the connections between mining activities, knowledge politics and the valuation of landscape in selected case sites in Russia, Greenland and Norway, whilst considering the interrelated aspects of industrialized, natural resource based development and environmental concerns in th...
| Other Authors: | Dale, Brigt,, Bay-Larsen, Ingrid,, Skorstad, Berit,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
[2018]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Series: |
Springer Polar sciences.
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| Summary: |
This book focuses on the connections between mining activities, knowledge politics and the valuation of landscape in selected case sites in Russia, Greenland and Norway, whilst considering the interrelated aspects of industrialized, natural resource based development and environmental concerns in the Arctic. The case studies in these three different countries reveals that there are indeed multiple 'Arctics' - not least concerning the way extractive industries are received and perceived - and that national legislation, public awareness and economic alternatives are amongst the variables that influence to what extent environmental ramifications of mining are accepted. Through analysis of political discourses, legal documents, grey literature, discussions in local and national media and empirical material from in-site fieldwork, the authors seek to understand how debates about mining reveal more general conflicts and concerns about how to define sustainability. The book contributes to the overall debates on both extractive industries and development trends in the Arctic, and will as such be of interest for both established scholars and students - as well as policy makers and the public. The compilation of cases and variety of analytical perspectives will further stimulate the ongoing debates concerning the impacts of extractive industries on communities - both in the Arctic and beyond. |
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| Item Description: |
Chapter 1. Mining in Arctic communities -- Chapter 2. Governing complexity: Theories, perspectives and methodology studying sustainable development of mining in the arctic -- Chapter 3. Institutional conditions in Arctic Frontiers -- the case of Mining in Greenland, Northwest-Russia and Northern Norway -- Chapter 4. 'Legitimizing business? -- Environmental awareness in the Norwegian Mining Industry' -- Chapter 5. Community-company interdependence in the Scandinavian Arctic -- symbiosis or parallel play? -- Chapter 6. Sustainability and mining -- the case of Kola Peninsula -- Chapter 7. The Khibiny: transformation of relationship between mining projects and local society -- Chapter 8. Sacrifice zones for building a sustainable state? Greenlandic mining politics in a transitional phase -- Chapter 9. The Nussir case and the battle for legitimacy: Scientific assessments, defining power and political contestations -- Chapter 10. The municipal No to mining: The case concerning the reopening of the Biedjovaggi gold mine in Kautokeino municipality, Norway -- Chapter 11. Coexistence in Mountain Landscapes -- a local narrative of hope and uncertainty -- Chapter 12. The Will to Drill. Revisiting Arctic Communities. This book focuses on the connections between mining activities, knowledge politics and the valuation of landscape in selected case sites in Russia, Greenland and Norway, whilst considering the interrelated aspects of industrialized, natural resource based development and environmental concerns in the Arctic. The case studies in these three different countries reveals that there are indeed multiple 'Arctics' - not least concerning the way extractive industries are received and perceived - and that national legislation, public awareness and economic alternatives are amongst the variables that influence to what extent environmental ramifications of mining are accepted. Through analysis of political discourses, legal documents, grey literature, discussions in local and national media and empirical material from in-site fieldwork, the authors seek to understand how debates about mining reveal more general conflicts and concerns about how to define sustainability. The book contributes to the overall debates on both extractive industries and development trends in the Arctic, and will as such be of interest for both established scholars and students - as well as policy makers and the public. The compilation of cases and variety of analytical perspectives will further stimulate the ongoing debates concerning the impacts of extractive industries on communities - both in the Arctic and beyond. Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| ISBN: |
9783319626109 3319626108 |
| ISSN: |
2510-0475. |