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Resource Extraction Leaves Something Behind: Environmental Justice and Mining

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posted on 2023-05-17, 17:22 authored by Robert WhiteRobert White
Environmental justice is concerned with the health and wellbeing of individuals, groups and communities in regards to toxic environments. Within this framework, it has long been noted that oil, timber and minerals are extracted in ways that can devastate local ecosystems and destroy traditional cultures and livelihoods. Resource extraction is thus not socially and environmentally neutral but has a number of potential ramifications directly related to ecological wellbeing and human health. The aim of this paper is to explore the social injuries associated with the mining industry, especially as this pertains to vulnerable population groups. As the title indicates, a key concern is what resource extraction leaves behind and how this impacts upon local areas now and into the future.

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Publication title

International Journal of Crime and Justice

Pagination

50-64

ISSN

2201-2966

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Queensland University of Technology Crime and Justice Research Centre

Place of publication

Australia

Rights statement

Copyright 2013 Queensland University of Technology

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Justice and the law not elsewhere classified

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