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DOI	10.1089/env.2011.0017
	Mining Development and Environmental Injustice in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile
	Romero, Hugo; Mendez, Manuel; Smith, Pamela
通讯作者	Romero, H
来源期刊	ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ISSN	1939-4071
EISSN	1937-5174
出版年	2012
卷号	5 期号:2 页码:70-76
英文摘要	Large amounts of national and transnational capital are currently being invested in mining projects located in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest deserts in the world. These projects require large quantities of water for their industrial processes. Water sources in the middle of this desert are extremely limited, despite many lakes, lagoons, salt lakes, and wetlands located on the Andean highlands, bordering its eastern side. Most of them are located in natural conservation areas or territories claimed by indigenous communities. Given the lack of superficial water, location of mining projects in northernmost Chilean regions are beginning to be increasingly located near ground resources and overlapping nature conservation areas, biodiversity protection sites, and communal lands claimed by indigenous peoples. At present, water withdrawal by mining companies has been favored by governments and legislation and supported by neoliberal mechanisms such as privatization and commodification of natural resources. On the opposing side, ecosystems and local communities have lost the battle, due to the increasing competition for water resources that is threatening the subsistence of living systems in this part of Chile.
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000217328900003
WOS类目	Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/330033
作者单位	[Romero, Hugo] Univ Chile, Fac Architecture & Urbanism, Geog Dept, Santiago, Chile; [Romero, Hugo] Univ Chile, Postgrad Sch, Santiago, Chile; [Mendez, Manuel; Smith, Pamela] Univ Chile, Fac Architecture & Urbanism, Environm & Terr Lab, Santiago, Chile
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Romero, Hugo,Mendez, Manuel,Smith, Pamela. Mining Development and Environmental Injustice in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile[J],2012,5(2):70-76.
APA	Romero, Hugo,Mendez, Manuel,&Smith, Pamela.(2012).Mining Development and Environmental Injustice in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile.ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE,5(2),70-76.
MLA	Romero, Hugo,et al."Mining Development and Environmental Injustice in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile".ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 5.2(2012):70-76.