Mining and its health and environmental impacts. The case of Potosí in Bogotá

ABSTRACT Under the global capitalist model this paper explores the link between mining and its environmental and health impacts, taking the case of mining of building materials in Bogotá. The study is descriptive qualitative and its information comes from literature review, observation and perceptions of inhabitants. From this search alterations were found in the physical and mental health of the population, its social net, and environmental damage, questioning the current development model and its patterns that put at risk the survival and goes together with the emergence of serious environmental conflicts that show the relationship of the environment with socio-cultural dynamics and health.

摘要 本研究立足于全球资本主义框架，以波哥大建筑材料采矿活动为研究案例，探讨采矿行为与其所引发的环境及健康影响之间的关联。本研究属于描述性定性研究，数据来源于文献综述、实地观察以及当地居民的感知反馈。经本次调研发现，当地居民的身心健康、社会网络均遭到破坏，同时伴随环境损害；上述发现对当前将民众生存置于风险之中的发展模式及其范式提出了质疑，且伴随出现了严重的环境冲突，此类冲突揭示了环境与社会文化动态及健康之间的内在联系。