The Will To Drill - Mining In Arctic Communites (springer Polar Sciences)
by Brigt Dale /
2017 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
