Gold mega-mining, environmental conflict and collective action: characteristics and relationships in the case of Costa Rica

 

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Autor: Blanco Obando, Edgar Eduardo
Format: artículo original
Estat:Versión publicada
Data de publicació:2021
Descripció:This article presents a comparative analysis of environmental conflicts caused by Bellavista and Crucitas mega-mining projects, with an emphasis on the way collective action emerged and influenced on development of each conflict and the final solutions. Thus, it is been shown that Costarrican State was more interested in economic growth than in conservation of the environment, ecologist sectors directed the collective action which was essential to generate changes in the projects and reach conflict´s final solutions.
Pais:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/49339
Accés en línia:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/49339
Access Level:acceso abierto
Paraula clau:environmental conflict; mining; regional development; mass protest.
conflictividad ambiental; minería; desarrollo regional; protesta multitudinaria.