The Embassy of Waste: Towards the well governance and self sufficiency in the Arctic Region
In the current geopolitical climate, where Arctic nations are at the brink of conflict in their pursuit for influence and resources, mining has acquired a political character, establishing a delicate equilibrium between resource claims and the protection of the territory. This equilibrium is manifes...
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fttudelft:oai:tudelft.nl:uuid:86111e9e-dac3-4657-9505-a2a215a0c0e4 2023-07-30T04:00:57+02:00 The Embassy of Waste: Towards the well governance and self sufficiency in the Arctic Region Palacio Villa, Santiago (author) Kuzniecow Bacchin, Taneha (mentor) Holst, Sjap (graduation committee) Dabiri, Kaveh (graduation committee) Rizzetto, Francesca (graduation committee) Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution) 78.216667, 15.633333 2020-06-25 http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:86111e9e-dac3-4657-9505-a2a215a0c0e4 en eng http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:86111e9e-dac3-4657-9505-a2a215a0c0e4 © 2020 Santiago Palacio Villa Arctic Svalbard Norway Crisis Political Waste Mining Free Zone master thesis 2020 fttudelft 2023-07-08T20:35:46Z In the current geopolitical climate, where Arctic nations are at the brink of conflict in their pursuit for influence and resources, mining has acquired a political character, establishing a delicate equilibrium between resource claims and the protection of the territory. This equilibrium is manifested in the Svalbard Free Zone, where all nations are free to make use of its resources, yet the presence of Norwegian population, and mining as raison d’etre of inhabitation, has acted as the entity of governance and ambassador for the best interests of the region. Nonetheless, with the ongoing end of coal mining in Svalbard, and the demise of Norwegian presence in the archipelago, the ‘free zone’ will face a state of uncertainty, vulnerable to the interests and disputes amongst the Arctic nations. As the ‘free zone’s’ uncertainty threatens the stability of the entire region, mining waste becomes a glimpse of hope towards a new form of political representation. While the Arctic communities face the havocs of such waste, its potential reuse makes it a novel resource and a chance for cooperation to counterbalance both its environmental effects and the political crisis that is about to unfold. Hence, the Embassy of Waste is a political manifesto that introduces the recollection and recycling of mining waste in the decaying mining community of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, in an attempt to become a novel tool towards the governance and self-sufficiency in the region. Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Building Technology | Sustainable Design Master Thesis Arctic Longyearbyen Svalbard Delft University of Technology: Institutional Repository Arctic Longyearbyen Norway Svalbard |
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In the current geopolitical climate, where Arctic nations are at the brink of conflict in their pursuit for influence and resources, mining has acquired a political character, establishing a delicate equilibrium between resource claims and the protection of the territory. This equilibrium is manifested in the Svalbard Free Zone, where all nations are free to make use of its resources, yet the presence of Norwegian population, and mining as raison d’etre of inhabitation, has acted as the entity of governance and ambassador for the best interests of the region. Nonetheless, with the ongoing end of coal mining in Svalbard, and the demise of Norwegian presence in the archipelago, the ‘free zone’ will face a state of uncertainty, vulnerable to the interests and disputes amongst the Arctic nations. As the ‘free zone’s’ uncertainty threatens the stability of the entire region, mining waste becomes a glimpse of hope towards a new form of political representation. While the Arctic communities face the havocs of such waste, its potential reuse makes it a novel resource and a chance for cooperation to counterbalance both its environmental effects and the political crisis that is about to unfold. Hence, the Embassy of Waste is a political manifesto that introduces the recollection and recycling of mining waste in the decaying mining community of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, in an attempt to become a novel tool towards the governance and self-sufficiency in the region. Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Building Technology | Sustainable Design |
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Kuzniecow Bacchin, Taneha (mentor) Holst, Sjap (graduation committee) Dabiri, Kaveh (graduation committee) Rizzetto, Francesca (graduation committee) Delft University of Technology (degree granting institution) |
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