TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ivanović, Stojan
AU  - Tomićević-Dubljević, Jelena
AU  - Bjedov, Ivana
AU  - Đorđević, Ilija
AU  - Živojinović, Ivana
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1392
AB  - In 2004, a new lithium-rich mineral, 'jadarite', was discovered in Serbia. In 2020, the government of Serbia and mining giant Rio Tinto announced a plan to extract lithium, which sparked massive environmental protests across the country. In this paper, we study perceptions of local communities towards Jadar mineral extraction project, which is planned in the zone of the cultural landscape 'Trsic Tronosa'. We employed a household-level face-to-face survey, conceptually following the sustainable livelihood approach. Results shows that local communities anticipate negative changes in environmental quality, lifestyle, and activities such as agriculture and tourism, which are seen as vital for future development compatible with the cultural landscape conservation goals. Local communities perceive a bias towards private companies by the government authorities, driven by economic interests that, as seen by locals, may also be influenced by international political pressures. Other factors, such as lack of participatory approaches and non-transparent communication were also negatively perceived. We argue that mineral extraction planning in high biodiversity and cultural heritage areas is sensitive because local communities are strongly tied through historical activities and traditions to the landscape and are not willing to trade off their environment for the economic benefits that the mineral industry could bring.
T2  - Extractive Industries and Society
T1  - Cultural landscape management in context: Local communities' perceptions under Jadar mineral extraction project in Serbia
VL  - 16
DO  - 10.1016/j.exis.2023.101361
UR  - conv_1748
ER  - 

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author = "Ivanović, Stojan and Tomićević-Dubljević, Jelena and Bjedov, Ivana and Đorđević, Ilija and Živojinović, Ivana",
year = "2023",
abstract = "In 2004, a new lithium-rich mineral, 'jadarite', was discovered in Serbia. In 2020, the government of Serbia and mining giant Rio Tinto announced a plan to extract lithium, which sparked massive environmental protests across the country. In this paper, we study perceptions of local communities towards Jadar mineral extraction project, which is planned in the zone of the cultural landscape 'Trsic Tronosa'. We employed a household-level face-to-face survey, conceptually following the sustainable livelihood approach. Results shows that local communities anticipate negative changes in environmental quality, lifestyle, and activities such as agriculture and tourism, which are seen as vital for future development compatible with the cultural landscape conservation goals. Local communities perceive a bias towards private companies by the government authorities, driven by economic interests that, as seen by locals, may also be influenced by international political pressures. Other factors, such as lack of participatory approaches and non-transparent communication were also negatively perceived. We argue that mineral extraction planning in high biodiversity and cultural heritage areas is sensitive because local communities are strongly tied through historical activities and traditions to the landscape and are not willing to trade off their environment for the economic benefits that the mineral industry could bring.",
journal = "Extractive Industries and Society",
title = "Cultural landscape management in context: Local communities' perceptions under Jadar mineral extraction project in Serbia",
volume = "16",
doi = "10.1016/j.exis.2023.101361",
url = "conv_1748"
}

Ivanović, S., Tomićević-Dubljević, J., Bjedov, I., Đorđević, I.,& Živojinović, I.. (2023). Cultural landscape management in context: Local communities' perceptions under Jadar mineral extraction project in Serbia. in Extractive Industries and Society, 16.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2023.101361
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Ivanović S, Tomićević-Dubljević J, Bjedov I, Đorđević I, Živojinović I. Cultural landscape management in context: Local communities' perceptions under Jadar mineral extraction project in Serbia. in Extractive Industries and Society. 2023;16.
doi:10.1016/j.exis.2023.101361
conv_1748 .

Ivanović, Stojan, Tomićević-Dubljević, Jelena, Bjedov, Ivana, Đorđević, Ilija, Živojinović, Ivana, "Cultural landscape management in context: Local communities' perceptions under Jadar mineral extraction project in Serbia" in Extractive Industries and Society, 16 (2023),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2023.101361 .,
conv_1748 .