Faire barrage à l'extractivisme : dynamiques de résistance territoriale et d'appropriation des ressources hydroélectriques dans la région du Lac-Saint-Jean (Québec, Canada) - Archive ouverte HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Article Dans Une Revue Scienze del Territorio : Rivista di Studi Territorialisti  Année : 2022

Block extractivism: dynamics of territorial resistance and resources appropriation in Lac-Saint-Jean area (Québec, Canada)

Faire barrage à l'extractivisme : dynamiques de résistance territoriale et d'appropriation des ressources hydroélectriques dans la région du Lac-Saint-Jean (Québec, Canada)

Lucas Durand

Résumé

This paper focuses on territorial recomposition in Canadian rural areas generated by the evolution of power balances among local actors, civil society and public authorities, and exogenous powers. In a postcolonial context, the economic development model of Canadian peripheral areas remains strongly influenced by the power of extractivist companies, intensively exploiting natural resources for export. Such extractivist business is detrimental to local communities and their life environment built into complex socio-natural relationships. What we want to show is that local (counter)powers, emerging during social mobilizations against extractivism, may generate alternative development trajectories, respectful with territorial environments and their socio-natural relationships. The case study we develop is about the region of Lac-Saint-Jean in Quebec Province and hydroelectric resource. We will focus on two projects, one generated by a community resistance against large hydroelectric dams, the other by an inter-ethnic public partnership for the development of mini-power plants.
Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-03739716 , version 1 (28-07-2022)

Licence

Identifiants

Citer

Lucas Durand. Faire barrage à l'extractivisme : dynamiques de résistance territoriale et d'appropriation des ressources hydroélectriques dans la région du Lac-Saint-Jean (Québec, Canada). Scienze del Territorio : Rivista di Studi Territorialisti , 2022, 10 (1), ⟨10.13128/sdt-12963⟩. ⟨hal-03739716⟩
22 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Altmetric

Partager

Gmail Mastodon Facebook X LinkedIn More