Managing artisanal and small-scale mining in forest areas
Perspectives from a poststructural political ecology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4705366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Hirons (0000-0002-5020-7830, University of Reading, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 177 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 347-356 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2011.00405.x |
| PMID | 22180922 |
| OpenAlex | W1664413703 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 50 |
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an activity intimately associated with social deprivation and environmental degradation, including deforestation. This paper examines ASM and deforestation using a broadly poststructural political ecology framework. Hegemonic discourses are shown to consistently influence policy direction, particularly in emerging approaches such as Corporate Social Responsibility and the Forest Stewardship Council. A review of alternative discourses reveals that the poststructural method is useful for critiquing the international policy arena but does not inform new approaches. Synthesis of the analysis leads to conclusions that echo a growing body of literature advocating for policies to become increasingly sensitive to local contexts, synergistic between actors at difference scales, and to be integrated across sectors
Biology · Deforestation (computer science · Economics · Environmental degradation · Environmental resource management · Environmental stewardship · Geography · Hegemony · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Scale (ratio · Sociology · Stewardship (theology · Ecology · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Water Governance and Infrastructure
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Epilogue
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |