Essays about: "Neo-extractivism"

Found 2 essays containing the word Neo-extractivism.

1. 1. A Historical Mirror? The Saltpetre and the Lithium Eras in Chile

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Alejandra Rodríguez-Morales; [2022]
   Keywords : Energy transition; green economy; neo-extractivism; Chile; natural resources; lithium; saltpetre; synthetic control method; forecasting.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The current Lithium Era of Chile shares many similarities with the Saltpetre Era that took place in the country decades ago. To understand whether there is a historical mirror between both, this paper uses a synthetic control method to carry out a regional comparison of the effect of saltpetre mining, and several forecasts to anticipate what to expect from the development of the lithium sector in Chile. READ MORE

3. 2. Community voices against neo-extractivist projects. An analysis of the discourses surrounding fracking in La Huasteca Potosina, Mexico

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

   Author : Paulina Solis Patino; [2021]
   Keywords : Neo-extractivism; fracking; ecological distribution conflicts; social resistance; discourses; indigenous territories; decoloniality; Mexico; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2013, the previous Mexican federal government passed a constitutional reform of the energy sector that set the grounds for the use of fracking at a national scale. Less than two years later, a strategic policy document was published, mapping a whole set of areas whose deposits require the use of fracking to be exploited. READ MORE