Learning lessons and curbing criticism: Legitimizing involuntary resettlement and extractive projects in Mozambique

The socioeconomic impact of coal mining in Mozambique

“…Walking time to market increased during the investment period. As markets are usually in a fixed location, it seems that this specification captured consequences of the resettlement programme and is in line with Wiegink's (2020) finding that the distance to the market in Moatize increased for resettled people.…”

“…Analysing and monitoring the socioeconomic impact of mines should be a priority for policy makers because mismanagement of the resources can lead to f the population resenting the government and to protests, riots, and, in the most extreme cases, to conflict (Berman et al 2017;Wiegink 2020). This is because mining activities comprise attributes which, in combination, differentiate them from other economic activities.…”

“…Unfortunately, more often than not, resettlement programmes have a negative impact on the lives of the people and Mozambique is no exception. Wiegink (2020) reported that the new settlements did not provide the promised infrastructure. For example, the water supply was insecure in the new settlements, the distance to the market in Moatize increased for resettled people, public transportation became inadequate, and the agricultural land provided was of low quality.…”

Political geography 1: Extractions

“…The articles in the special issue on extraction and land control examine states and corporations 'from above' to elucidate political machinations along with large-scale analyses of more-than-human geographies (Childs, 2019). By focusing on topdown approaches to resource extraction, these scholars address the multiple ways in which states and corporations use violent and nonviolent coercion to harm or pacify populations in pursuit of environmental exploitation (Dunlap, 2019;Huff and Orengo, 2020;Jakobsen, 2020); engage in the cooptation of environmentalist nongovernmental organizations to allow destructive corporate mining practices to continue unabated (Wiegink, 2020); and forego nonhuman and human well-being and recognition in pursuit of industrial growth (Brock, 2020;Leifsen, 2020).…”

Learning Processes and Agency in the Decarbonization Context: A Systematic Review through a Cultural Psychology Point of View

“…Some of the articles attempt to integrate different theoretical perspectives: theory of planned behavior with value-belief-norm theory and the theory of place-protective action [67], techno-scientific cognitive learning with situated learning [57], theory of frugality in decision making with the theory of process in local capability formation in explicit and tacit knowledge transfer and theory of absorptive capacity for new knowledge [72]. Finally, five articles (18%) refer to a very broad or eclectic theoretical approach that results in a stand-alone code: risk communication [77], historical approach to evolutionary economic analysis [78], crossover point approach [79], lesson learning practices [80] and qualitative and quantitative approach to the creation of a hypothetical model [81]. Learning processes contribute to the generation of knowledge and expertise on how to improve innovations from experiments.…”