Living on coal: Mined-out identity, community displacement and forming of anti-coal resistance in the Most region, Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420716300733" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420716300733</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.07.011" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.resourpol.2016.07.011</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Living on coal: Mined-out identity, community displacement and forming of anti-coal resistance in the Most region, Czech Republic

Original language description

This paper provides new insights about the factors shaping social acceptance of and opposition to coal mining. It is based on a comparative survey of communities living in two towns with different demo- graphic development and residential quality located in a close proximity to expanding opencast mine in the Czech Republic, which are threatened by displacement due to possible revisions of the current ter- ritorial mining limits. We analyze social-spatial differences in perceptions of landscape and place at- tachment, and the influence of geographical and sociodemographic factors on personal attitudes and the involvement in local anti-coal activities. A strong place attachment that is determined by the quality of living environment and the length of residence proved to be significant predictor of anti-coal attitude, while the employment tied to coal industry and weak place attachments are key factors shaping a pro- coal attitude. A typical active opponent of the coal mining expansion has a higher age, university edu- cation and strong place attachment. While both studied communities are characterized by strong active engagement in protest activities, a low level of confidence in the effectiveness of protests to affect decisions of political authorities was also detected.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DE - Earth magnetism, geodesy, geography

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/GA16-04483S" target="_blank" >GA16-04483S: Exploring social-spatial diffusion of renewable energy projects in the Czech Republic: lessons for adaptive governance of energy transition</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Resources Policy

ISSN

0301-4207

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

49

Issue of the periodical within the volume

SEP

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

385-393

UT code for WoS article

000384385500039

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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