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Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia : Understanding Stakeholders and Change in Environmental Conflict.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Conflict, Justice, and Social Change SeriesPublisher: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (184 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780821445099
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mountaintop Mining in AppalachiaDDC classification:
  • 333.8/220974
LOC classification:
  • TD195.C58 -- .H577 2014eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1: Introduction -- 2: The Conflict over Mountaintop Mining -- 3: Who Is a Stakeholder? -- 4: Conflict Dynamics and Stakeholder Experiences -- 5: Building Consensus among Stakeholders -- 6: Stakeholders and the Politics of Conflict -- 7: Conclusion -- References -- Index.
Summary: Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining. Looking beyond the slogans and seemingly irreconcilable differences, however, can reveal deeper causes of conflict.
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Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Dedication -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1: Introduction -- 2: The Conflict over Mountaintop Mining -- 3: Who Is a Stakeholder? -- 4: Conflict Dynamics and Stakeholder Experiences -- 5: Building Consensus among Stakeholders -- 6: Stakeholders and the Politics of Conflict -- 7: Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining. Looking beyond the slogans and seemingly irreconcilable differences, however, can reveal deeper causes of conflict.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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