Scenarios of conflict

Scenario 1

A cement factory emits smoke and soot that covers everything within a radius of several kilometers in a white powder and causes asthma and other respiratory and skin diseases.

Scenario 2

A steel industry emits hazardous substances to the air, water and soil, threatening the health of neighbors. The incidence of cancers and other diseases in the region is much higher than the national average.

Scenario 3

A wastewater treatment plant emits smells, noise and vibrations that disturb neighbors, who cannot sleep and suffer loss of work and school performance.

Scenario 4

A road with high traffic intensity does not allow residents to rest next to an intersection.

Scenario 5

In a region where there are many pig farms along a river, the strong eutrophication forces the authorities to take measures.

Scenario 6

The authorities intend to classify a fishing area as a marine protected area. The fishermen agree with the creation, but disagree with the location.

Scenario 7

A high voltage overhead line will cross private land, residential zones and school areas leading to demonstrations by the population.

Scenario 8

A road under construction endangers a recently discovered colony of mice (the micus cabrera is only endemic rodent on the Iberian Peninsula and also a priority species in the Natura 2000 Network).

Scenario 9

A coal mine contaminates the soil, the air and the water and causing respiratory and oncological diseases in the population of the region.

Scenario 10

A quarry under operation from which ornamental rock is extracted is at risk of collapse.

Scenario 11

The proposal to build another wind farm in a vacant lot is contested by ornithologists, paragliders and hang gliders.

Scenario 12

The construction of a new urban solid waste landfill, causes revolt in the population of a sparsely populated parish on the outskirts of a metropolis.