Human capital development and a Social License to Operate:Examples from Arctic energy in the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland
The Arctic region is opening up due to climate change, causing sea ice extend and snow cover to decrease. Over the past decade economic activities, including fisheries, shipping, oil & gas, mining and tourism have increased throughout the region. Especially the oil and gas activities are subject...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/9144127d-d965-423c-887f-5fca75ba7509 2023-11-12T04:09:53+01:00 Human capital development and a Social License to Operate:Examples from Arctic energy in the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland Smits, Coco C. A. Justinussen, Jens Christian Svabo Bertelsen, Rasmus Gjedssø 2016 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/9144127d-d965-423c-887f-5fca75ba7509 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.03.016 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Smits , C C A , Justinussen , J C S & Bertelsen , R G 2016 , ' Human capital development and a Social License to Operate : Examples from Arctic energy in the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland ' , Energy Research & Social Science , vol. 16 , no. June 2016 , pp. 122–131 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.03.016 article 2016 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.03.016 2023-11-02T00:00:50Z The Arctic region is opening up due to climate change, causing sea ice extend and snow cover to decrease. Over the past decade economic activities, including fisheries, shipping, oil & gas, mining and tourism have increased throughout the region. Especially the oil and gas activities are subject to public debate and attract a lot of (international) attention. Obtaining and maintaining the support of local stakeholders is thus of major importance if governments and companies want to see these activities continue and contribute meaningfully to the resilience of Arctic societies. The concept of a Social License to Operate addresses the acceptance of an activity by local communities and other stakeholders. This manuscript explores the role human capital development in obtaining and maintaining a Social License to Operate in Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. As trust and legitimacy are the two fundamental principles on which a Social License to Operate is based, these are being examined more closely. On the basis of three case studies, this manuscript explores how human capital development can contribute to the legitimacy of Arctic energy development and trust building between various stakeholders. The Arctic region is opening up due to climate change, causing sea ice extend and snow cover to decrease. Over the past decade economic activities, including fisheries, shipping, oil & gas, mining and tourism have increased throughout the region. Especially the oil and gas activities are subject to public debate and attract a lot of (international) attention. Obtaining and maintaining the support of local stakeholders are thus of major importance if governments and companies want to see these activities continue and contribute meaningfully to the resilience of Arctic societies. The concept of a Social License to Operate addresses the acceptance of an activity by local communities and other stakeholders. This manuscript explores the role human capital development in obtaining and maintaining a Social ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Climate change Faroe Islands Greenland Iceland Sea ice Aalborg University's Research Portal Arctic Faroe Islands Greenland Energy Research & Social Science 16 122 131 |
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The Arctic region is opening up due to climate change, causing sea ice extend and snow cover to decrease. Over the past decade economic activities, including fisheries, shipping, oil & gas, mining and tourism have increased throughout the region. Especially the oil and gas activities are subject to public debate and attract a lot of (international) attention. Obtaining and maintaining the support of local stakeholders is thus of major importance if governments and companies want to see these activities continue and contribute meaningfully to the resilience of Arctic societies. The concept of a Social License to Operate addresses the acceptance of an activity by local communities and other stakeholders. This manuscript explores the role human capital development in obtaining and maintaining a Social License to Operate in Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. As trust and legitimacy are the two fundamental principles on which a Social License to Operate is based, these are being examined more closely. On the basis of three case studies, this manuscript explores how human capital development can contribute to the legitimacy of Arctic energy development and trust building between various stakeholders. The Arctic region is opening up due to climate change, causing sea ice extend and snow cover to decrease. Over the past decade economic activities, including fisheries, shipping, oil & gas, mining and tourism have increased throughout the region. Especially the oil and gas activities are subject to public debate and attract a lot of (international) attention. Obtaining and maintaining the support of local stakeholders are thus of major importance if governments and companies want to see these activities continue and contribute meaningfully to the resilience of Arctic societies. The concept of a Social License to Operate addresses the acceptance of an activity by local communities and other stakeholders. This manuscript explores the role human capital development in obtaining and maintaining a Social ... |
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Human capital development and a Social License to Operate:Examples from Arctic energy in the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland |
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