Honors Theses
Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Croft Institute for International Studies
First Advisor
Oliver Dinius
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Antofagasta is a particularly difficult region to promote sustainable development given its location in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile. In the single-industry community case in Antofagasta, the relationship between the copper industry and the surrounding community is essential for the survival of both. The purpose of this thesis is definitions of sustainable development on the international, national, and local levels, understand the challenges of sustainable development in the to scrutinize the many Antofagasta Region, analyze the important aspects of sustainable development promoted the initiatives for sustainable development between by a single industry, and compare state and private industries in this particular region. This study focuses on Chile and the Antofagasta Region to explore the concept of sustainable development and explores the the industrially-driven possibilities for achieving sustainable development i communities of the Antofagasta Region.
Recommended Citation
Macias, Livia Christina, "Sustainable Development in the Atacama Desert? Community and the Copper Mining Industry in Northern Chile" (2008). Honors Theses. 2373.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2373
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