Dimensions of environmental justice in anti-gold mining movements in Latin America

Geoforum

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 683-695

  Urkidi, Leire ^a   Walter, Mariana ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Jumping scales; Participation; Recognition; Resource extraction conflicts

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GOLD; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MINING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MOVEMENT;

ARGENTINA; CHILE; LATIN AMERICA; PATAGONIA;

EID: 80052284892     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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