The coexistence between the Sami People and the mining industry in Norrbotten, Sweden : The Case of H2 Green Steel

Under the arctic circle in Boden, Sweden, H2 Green Steel, a carbon-neutral steel processing company, plans to build one of the most innovative sustainable steel mills in Europe. Boden is located in Norrbotten, the northernmost county in Sweden and home to the Sami people. The Indigenous group and on...

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Main Authors: Birrell Palma, Esteban, Kirchner, Hanna
Format: Bachelor Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen 2022
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spelling ftuppsalauniv:oai:DiVA.org:uu-480915 2023-05-15T15:17:56+02:00 The coexistence between the Sami People and the mining industry in Norrbotten, Sweden : The Case of H2 Green Steel Birrell Palma, Esteban Kirchner, Hanna 2022 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-480915 eng eng Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-480915 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Economics and Business Ekonomi och näringsliv Student thesis info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis text 2022 ftuppsalauniv 2023-02-23T22:00:01Z Under the arctic circle in Boden, Sweden, H2 Green Steel, a carbon-neutral steel processing company, plans to build one of the most innovative sustainable steel mills in Europe. Boden is located in Norrbotten, the northernmost county in Sweden and home to the Sami people. The Indigenous group and one of Sweden's minorities have lived in this area for more than a thousand years. Their traditions like reindeer herding have survived to the present day. The Sami have suffered different injustices since establishing national borders, including those committed by the mining industry. This thesis uses an ethnographical approach to examine the coexistence between the Sami People and the mining industry. David Schlosberg's Environmental Justice Theory is applied to identify and detect environmental justice principles in the case of H2 Green Steel. The goal of this study is to identify ways for both groups to coexist in a more sustainable manner. The study illustrates several views from different stakeholders. It shows that the mining industry has the potential to minimize injustice to the Sami community and to protect the environment through effective measures. Justo bajo el círculo polar ártico, en Boden (Suecia), se encuentra H2 Green Steel, una empresa procesadora de acero. La compañía planea ser CO2 neutral en su operación, aparte de construir una de las fábricas de acero más innovadoras de Europa. Boden se encuentra en Norrbotten, el condado más septentrional de Suecia, hogar también de los Sami, un Grupo Indígena y una de las minorías de Suecia. Los Sami han vivido en la zona durante más de mil años y sus tradiciones, como el pastoreo de renos, se siguen practicando en la actualidad. Los Sami han sufrido diferentes injusticias desde el establecimiento de las fronteras nacionales de los países nórdicos, entre ellas las cometidas por la industria minera. Esta tesis utiliza un enfoque etnográfico para examinar la coexistencia entre el pueblo Sami y la industria minera. Se aplica la teoría de la justicia ambiental de ... Bachelor Thesis Arctic Boden sami Norrbotten Uppsala University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Boden ENVELOPE(21.683,21.683,65.809,65.809) Suecia ENVELOPE(-62.617,-62.617,-66.733,-66.733)
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The coexistence between the Sami People and the mining industry in Norrbotten, Sweden : The Case of H2 Green Steel
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description Under the arctic circle in Boden, Sweden, H2 Green Steel, a carbon-neutral steel processing company, plans to build one of the most innovative sustainable steel mills in Europe. Boden is located in Norrbotten, the northernmost county in Sweden and home to the Sami people. The Indigenous group and one of Sweden's minorities have lived in this area for more than a thousand years. Their traditions like reindeer herding have survived to the present day. The Sami have suffered different injustices since establishing national borders, including those committed by the mining industry. This thesis uses an ethnographical approach to examine the coexistence between the Sami People and the mining industry. David Schlosberg's Environmental Justice Theory is applied to identify and detect environmental justice principles in the case of H2 Green Steel. The goal of this study is to identify ways for both groups to coexist in a more sustainable manner. The study illustrates several views from different stakeholders. It shows that the mining industry has the potential to minimize injustice to the Sami community and to protect the environment through effective measures. Justo bajo el círculo polar ártico, en Boden (Suecia), se encuentra H2 Green Steel, una empresa procesadora de acero. La compañía planea ser CO2 neutral en su operación, aparte de construir una de las fábricas de acero más innovadoras de Europa. Boden se encuentra en Norrbotten, el condado más septentrional de Suecia, hogar también de los Sami, un Grupo Indígena y una de las minorías de Suecia. Los Sami han vivido en la zona durante más de mil años y sus tradiciones, como el pastoreo de renos, se siguen practicando en la actualidad. Los Sami han sufrido diferentes injusticias desde el establecimiento de las fronteras nacionales de los países nórdicos, entre ellas las cometidas por la industria minera. Esta tesis utiliza un enfoque etnográfico para examinar la coexistencia entre el pueblo Sami y la industria minera. Se aplica la teoría de la justicia ambiental de ...
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