Common and private good: experiences of mining and environmental justice in rural areas

• Published in: Alue ja Ympäristö
• Main Authors: Leino, Johanna, Kivinen, Sonja, Mononen, Tuija, Sihvonen, Jukka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Finnish
• Published: Alue- ja ympäristötutkimuksen seura 2023
• Subjects: Maaseutu; Kaivostoiminta; Ympäristöoikeudenmukaisuus; Vihreä siirtymä; Rural; Mining; Environmental justice; Green Transition; Paine; Sodankylä
• Online Access: https://aluejaymparisto.journal.fi/article/view/130927; https://doi.org/10.30663/ay.130927

The Green Transition and geopolitical objectives increase the pressure to search for and produce critical minerals. This pressure is increasingly directed at rural areas, leading to increasing opposition to mining and mineral exploration. The contradiction between global and national goals and exper...