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SYSNO ASEP 0482399 Document Type M - Monograph Chapter R&D Document Type Monograph Chapter Title Under the curse of coal: Mined-out identity, environmental injustice and alternative futures for coal energy landscapes Author(s) Frantál, Bohumil (UGN-S) RID, ORCID Number of authors 1 Source Title The Routledge Research Companion to Energy Geographies. - New York : Routledge - Taylor & Francis, 2017 / Bouzarovski S. ; Pasqualetti M. J. ; Castán Broto V. - ISBN 978-131704357-7 Pages s. 200-216 Number of pages 16 s. Number of copy 500 Number of pages 386 Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords coal mining ; resource curse ; environmental injustice Subject RIV DE - Earth Magnetism, Geodesy, Geography OECD category Cultural and economic geography Institutional support UGN-S - RVO:68145535 EID SCOPUS 85031818733 DOI 10.4324/9781315612928 Annotation This chapter investigates and discusses long-term negative consequences of coal energy production on the regional level in terms of the resource curse and environmental injustice theories using an example of the Most region in the Czech Republic. Coal mining regions are characterized by worse health and quality of life of local population. People in coal affected regions are mostly in opposition to the expansion of coal mines and they support renewable energies. Coal mining regions have a higher rate of implementation of wind energy. Workplace Institute of Geonics Contact Lucie Gurková, lucie.gurkova@ugn.cas.cz, Tel.: 596 979 354 Year of Publishing 2018 Electronic address https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Research-Companion-to-Energy-Geographies/Bouzarovski-Pasqualetti-Broto/p/book/9781472464194
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