Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study
ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to territorially link the distribution of mining tailings and multi-dimensional poverty at a local level. For this purpose, a database was constructed with governmental information regarding municipalities that present tailings, and subsequently, identified their lev...
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| author | Iván Ojeda-Pereira Hernan Pezoa-Quevedo Fernando Campos-Medina |
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| description | ABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to territorially link the distribution of mining tailings and multi-dimensional poverty at a local level. For this purpose, a database was constructed with governmental information regarding municipalities that present tailings, and subsequently, identified their levels of multidimensional poverty. The results show: (i) the presence of tailings throughout the national territory, although their greater concentration is found in the country's center-north; (ii) that the majority of tailings at the national level is located in socially and economically disadvantaged municipalities; and (iii) that only 4 municipalities concentrate 321 of the 757 tailings, which represent 42,4% of the national total. This information allows us to conclude that the task of surveying and remediating mining tailings is a national governance challenge and that in order to address it, the context and the social injustice it causes must be considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce3eb0d8f94945c4bc7037bf9acf3d492023-08-10T19:33:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472023-12-0119110.1080/17445647.2023.2217514Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory studyIván Ojeda-Pereira0Hernan Pezoa-Quevedo1Fernando Campos-Medina2Departamento de Economía e Instituto de Economía Aplicada Regional (IDEAR), Facultad de Economía y Administración, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, ChileDepartamento de Geografía, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileDepartamento de Sociología, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileABSTRACTThe aim of this study is to territorially link the distribution of mining tailings and multi-dimensional poverty at a local level. For this purpose, a database was constructed with governmental information regarding municipalities that present tailings, and subsequently, identified their levels of multidimensional poverty. The results show: (i) the presence of tailings throughout the national territory, although their greater concentration is found in the country's center-north; (ii) that the majority of tailings at the national level is located in socially and economically disadvantaged municipalities; and (iii) that only 4 municipalities concentrate 321 of the 757 tailings, which represent 42,4% of the national total. This information allows us to conclude that the task of surveying and remediating mining tailings is a national governance challenge and that in order to address it, the context and the social injustice it causes must be considered.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2023.2217514Social sciencesextractivismenvironmental sociologygovernanceenvironmental injustice |
| spellingShingle | Iván Ojeda-Pereira Hernan Pezoa-Quevedo Fernando Campos-Medina Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study Journal of Maps Social sciences extractivism environmental sociology governance environmental injustice |
| title | Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study |
| title_full | Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study |
| title_fullStr | Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study |
| title_short | Mining tailings dumps and socio-territorial inequalities in Chile: an exploratory study |
| title_sort | mining tailings dumps and socio territorial inequalities in chile an exploratory study |
| topic | Social sciences extractivism environmental sociology governance environmental injustice |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2023.2217514 |
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