| dc.description.abstract | This study is aimed to explore the
environmental risk posed by the unsustainable mining
activities in Mulawarman village, East Kalimantan, and
articulate the disproportionate impact from the
perspective of environmental justice on how mining
regulations affect the lives of a vulnerable community.
A qualitative comparative analysis based on the
legislation and administrative rules on coal mining, and
a case study of Mulawarman village were adopted. The
information was framed based (participatory)
observation, and in-depth interview, and purposively
conducted to six selected respondents. The result shows
how the laws and regulations disadvantage the
community and expose them to unequal treatment. The
adverse effects of mining activities change the socioenvironmental dynamics in this village. Being the
breadbasket in 1997, Mulawarman villagers experience
the loss of food self-sufficiency, and turn to the
government and mining company for social welfare,
and clean water. Also, inconsistent and incomplete
regulations pertaining to mining, favor serving the
business interests before the environment and the local
community. This results in severe encroachment upon
community rights and leads to long-term conflicts
between mining companies and local communities, and
has weakened the capacity of local authorities to help
the affected community to recover their rights.
Keywords- Coal Mining; Environmental Justice;
Mulawarman Village; Indonesia; Risk Distribution | en_US |
