Mining, Local Impacts and the Challenges of Diversification: Revisiting Itabira

In this paper, it is argued that, in the Brazilian context, large-scale mining generates significant environmental impact and considerable challenges to the dynamization of the local economy. The argument is based on a case-study on Itabira (MG); the research indicates serious local environmental an...

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Main Authors: Carolina Lucinda Guimarães, Bruno Milanez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2017-08-01
Series:Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente
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Online Access:https://revistas.ufpr.br/made/article/view/49360