Oil pipeline construction in Eastern Siberia: Implications for indigenous people

Geoforum

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 708-719

  Yakovleva, Natalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activism; Extractive; Indigenous; Participation; Pipeline; Yakutia

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION METHOD; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; OIL PIPELINE; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAKHA; SIBERIA;

RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 80052274372     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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