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This review addresses the social and environmental injustices related to sand mining and its governance failures.

Extracting inequality: environmental justice dimensions of sand mining

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This review addresses the social and environmental injustices related to sand mining and its governance failures.
Systematic review utilizing PRISMA guidelines
Analysis of 334 studies, with 107 meeting inclusion criteria
Focus on rural and peri-urban contexts regarding sand mining impacts.
Identified interconnected socio-environmental harms due to sand mining
Revealed exclusionary decision-making processes and weak regulatory enforcement
Highlighted local resistance and environmental activism among affected communities.

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Review examines environmental harm, governance failures, and social inequity from sand mining, indicating urgent need for reform.

Rahman et al. (2026) studied this question.

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