LAND-USE CONFLICTS IN THE AREAS OF THE SHOR PEOPLE’S TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES: TYPES, FACTORS AND ORIGIN PATTERNS

This paper extends the results of a study designed to identify risk factors for land-use conflicts in the areas of the Shor people’s traditional residence and economic activities. The study was conducted in 2011 – 2013 in Kemerovo Region and the Republic of Khakassia, covering 40 settlements with the total Shor population numbering more than 12,000. The existing and forthcoming land-use conflicts between local indigenous communities with high level of traditional economic specialization and other categories of land users were identified and analyzed. The authors detected four patterns of land-use conflicts genesis differing in the composition of conflict participants. The paper also estimates the main contradictions that can serve as the basis for land-use conflicts arising, analyzes the motivation of conflicting parties, identifies the main risk factors and threats of land-use conflicts.