Essays about: "mining conflict"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 40 essays containing the words mining conflict.

  1. 6. Conflicts on Exploited Land

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Anni Wagenius; [2022]
    Keywords : reindeer industry; Sami community; mining industry; green development; green colonization; exploitations; land use;

    Abstract : The North of Sweden is undergoing what’s called a green revolution, where new exploitations arehappening in the name of green development and growth and within the frame of eco-modernism. Thisrevolution is viewed as the solution to many of our problems, one being the climate change, another beingthe de-population of many towns in the North, such as Gällivare. READ MORE

  3. 7. A closer look at war: analyzing the determinants of conflict in Mozambique during 2013-2021 using geo-referenced data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Fátima de Arriba Moreno; [2022]
    Keywords : conflicts; vertical inequality; horizontal inequality; ethnic fractionalization; natural resources; climate change; zero-inflated negative binomial model; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The relationship between inequality and conflict has been widely studied in the literature, finding non-significant results. However, the availability of new statistical software and geographical databases has boosted new literature on the topic, focusing on the regional level. READ MORE

  4. 8. “Gold is gold”: Understanding the role of European actors along the supply chain of Colombian gold

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Catalina Scheer; [2022]
    Keywords : Supply Chain Sustainability; Conflict Minerals; Gold; Transparency; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gold mining causes various negative social and environmental impacts in countries of extraction like Colombia. Voluntary and legal efforts to tackle these challenges have recently increased in Europe. To understand the complex supply chain and the impact of the newly evolved governance structures better, more research is needed. READ MORE

  5. 9. Does violence against land equal violence towards its people? : Understanding Sámi perspective of the land-use conflict in Gállok through Galtung´s violence triangle

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lumi Hultkrantz; [2022]
    Keywords : Sámi people; Gállok; Indigenous people; settler colonialism; Galtung´s three dimensions of violence; colonialism; green transition;

    Abstract : Abstract Sápmi, located in the North of Fennoscandia, including Finland, Sweden, Norway and parts of Russia, is the home of the majority of the indigenous Sámi people. With a high amount of natural resources in the shape of minerals, forests, and energy extraction, Sápmi is a place of a dispute between different actors such as the Nordic governments, corporations, locals, and Europe’s only indigenous people, the Sámis. READ MORE

  6. 10. Current Business Models in Lithium Exploration

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Martha Henderson; [2022]
    Keywords : lithium; mineral exploration; business models; mining; innovation; content analysis;

    Abstract : The world is facing the challenge of transforming from fossil fuel dependant to a zero-emission econ-omy. This results in multi-fold mineral requirements for technologies such as wind turbines, solar pan-els, and electric vehicles; an exorbitant amount that cannot be fulfilled by recycling alone. READ MORE