Participatory environmental governance of infrastructure projects affecting reindeer husbandry in the Arctic

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 223; pp. 385 - 395
• Main Authors: Landauer, Mia, Komendantova, Nadejda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Arctic region; citizen participation; consultants; environmental assessment; environmental governance; Environmental Impact Assessment; Finland; infrastructure; interviews; Land-use; learning; Mining; monitoring; planning; reindeer; stakeholders; Traditional livelihoods; Wind farms; Arctic region; Finland; Mining; Wind farms; Traditional livelihoods; Environmental Impact Assessment; Land-use; Finland

Several infrastructure projects are under development or already operational across the Arctic region. Often the deployment of such projects creates benefits at the national, regional, or global scales. However, local communities can experience negative impacts due to the requirements for extensive...