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Tittel:Public Consultation Processes in Greenland Regarding the Mining Industry
Ansvar:Maria Ackrén
Forfatter:Ackrén, Maria
Materialtype:Artikkel - elektronisk
Signatur:Arctic review on law and politics
Utgitt:Oslo : Cappelen Damm Akademisk, 2016
Omfang:S. 3–19
Serie:Arctic Review on Law and Politics ; 1/2016
Note:https://doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v7.216
Innhold:Since the Greenland Self-Government Act came into force in 2009, economic development and the right to utilize natural resources in Greenland lies in the hands of the Self-Government. Earlier efforts to establish this authority were made back in the 1970s, when discussions on Home Rule were first on the agenda. Mining industries are not a new activity in Greenland. During the Second World War, Greenlandic cryolite was used to produce aluminum for the North American aircraft industry. Other essential natural resources, such as gold and gemstones, have also received international interest over the years. Greenland’s new development aim is to build up a large-scale mining industry. This article elucidates the form of public consultation processes followed in Greenland in connection with two large-scale mining projects and the different views various actors have regarding these events. How did the deliberative democratic process unfold in Greenland regarding these projects? Was the process followed an eff
Del av verk:Arctic review on law and politics vol. 7 no 1 (2016)
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