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dc.contributor.authorEngen, Sigrid
dc.contributor.authorHausner, Vera Helene
dc.contributor.authorFauchald, Per
dc.contributor.authorRuud, Audun
dc.contributor.authorBroderstad, Else Grete
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-30T09:51:32Z
dc.date.available2022-11-30T09:51:32Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-23
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we explore Indigenous energy opposition to and acceptance of small hydropower development. In Sapmi ´ (i.e., the traditional homeland of the Indigenous S´ ami people), land development poses a major threat to the cultural and material needs of the S´ ami people through the loss of pastures essential to Sami ´ reindeer herding. In contrast to large-scale renewable energy projects such as hydropower, power line and wind power projects, the impact of small hydropower (SHP) development on Indigenous land use has received relatively little attention. We mapped Indigenous opposition to and acceptance of new SHP development in a key region for Sami ´ reindeer herding in northern Norway from 2010 to 2018. Our results show how the proliferation of SHPs on reindeer pastures caused concern among Sami ´ reindeer owners and their representatives, who devoted considerable resources to participating in and opposing new SHPs through public hearing processes. In many cases, other actors, such as environmental interests, also opposed. Nevertheless, most cases opposed by Indigenous representatives were licensed (59 %). Considering our results and given the potential for and interest in expanding renewable energy, Indigenous opposition to SHP development warrants greater attention. Our approach provides a larger-scale, larger-N, quantitative view of opposition to SHP development that can complement more qualitative and in-depth approaches.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEngen, Hausner, Fauchald, Ruud, Broderstad. Small hydropower, large obstacle? Exploring land use conflict, Indigenous opposition and acceptance in the Norwegian Arctic. Energy Research & Social Science. 2022;95en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2080060
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.erss.2022.102888
dc.identifier.issn2214-6296
dc.identifier.issn2214-6326
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27612
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalEnergy Research & Social Science
dc.relation.projectIDFramsenteret: MIKONen_US
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 259416en_US
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleSmall hydropower, large obstacle? Exploring land use conflict, Indigenous opposition and acceptance in the Norwegian Arcticen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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