The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The third largest Brazilian metropolis - Belo Horizonte - accommodates local communities within its peri-urban area surrounding the Serra do Gandarela. These communities experience tensions, risk, and conflicts due to the expansion of mining activities. By analyzing the creation of the Serra do Gand...

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Autores principales:	Claudia Marcela Orduz Rojas, Doralice Barros Pereira, Janise Bruno Dias
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Publicado:	Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2019
Materias:	extractivism protected areas territory environmental conflict disaster Geography (General) G1-922
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d473a0bf598d4884a6b5a457468d533b2021-12-02T11:09:29ZThe conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil1278-336610.4000/cybergeo.32684https://doaj.org/article/d473a0bf598d4884a6b5a457468d533b2019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/32684https://doaj.org/toc/1278-3366The third largest Brazilian metropolis - Belo Horizonte - accommodates local communities within its peri-urban area surrounding the Serra do Gandarela. These communities experience tensions, risk, and conflicts due to the expansion of mining activities. By analyzing the creation of the Serra do Gandarela National Park, as well as the existing and new tailings dams in the area, this article aims to unveil the conflicts experienced by these communities. We conclude that the environmental conflicts arise from policies of economic development (neo-extractivism related to progress and growth), which tend to deprive the local communities of access, use, and control of natural and land resources. In addition, the "imminent risks" and the disasters associated with the construction and operation of tailings dams allow for the rise of disaster capitalism.Claudia Marcela Orduz RojasDoralice Barros PereiraJanise Bruno DiasUnité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-citésarticleextractivismprotected areasterritoryenvironmental conflictdisasterGeography (General)G1-922DEENFRITPTCybergeo (2019)
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description	The third largest Brazilian metropolis - Belo Horizonte - accommodates local communities within its peri-urban area surrounding the Serra do Gandarela. These communities experience tensions, risk, and conflicts due to the expansion of mining activities. By analyzing the creation of the Serra do Gandarela National Park, as well as the existing and new tailings dams in the area, this article aims to unveil the conflicts experienced by these communities. We conclude that the environmental conflicts arise from policies of economic development (neo-extractivism related to progress and growth), which tend to deprive the local communities of access, use, and control of natural and land resources. In addition, the "imminent risks" and the disasters associated with the construction and operation of tailings dams allow for the rise of disaster capitalism.
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author	Claudia Marcela Orduz Rojas Doralice Barros Pereira Janise Bruno Dias
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title	The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
title_short	The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
title_full	The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
title_fullStr	The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed	The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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publisher	Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités
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The conflicts of (Neo)extractivism: Mines, tailings dams, and protected areas in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

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