Environmental justice of mining : a case-study of the copper extraction conflict in Laver, Sápmi

• Main Author: Edstedt, Karin Alma Hanna
• Other Authors: Gómez-Baggethun, Erik
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2020
• Subjects: Mining; Environmental conflicts; Indigenous rights; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Rettsvitenskap: 340::Miljørett: 347; Laver; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2720979

Global demand for key minerals are on the raise. Low-quality mineral deposits require larger land-areas and generate higher amounts of waste. This creates socio-ecological impacts on local livelihoods and ecosystems. Indigenous communities are particularly impacted by extractive industries. The expe...