This authored brief discusses how to conceptualize the socio-material
complexity of contested energy spaces in the Canadian North,
specifically in the context of indigenous communities that have
allowed industrial developments to occur on their lands despite the
environmental and lifestyle consequences. By applying assemblage
theory, the author identifies contested energy spaces as complex
places or situations that need to be understood through geographical
concepts of place, scale, and power. In 6 chapters, the book
challenges preconceptions of indigenous peoples as victims by
examining communities that favor industrial developments, and
identifies instabilities in the Canadian North to analyze the power
relations between industry, state and indigenous communities. The book
will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students, teachers
and lecturers, and geography scholars. Chapter 1 introduces the
concept of energy spaces, and addresses the main research question
posed in the text; why do some indigenous communities support
extractive industry developments on their traditional territories,
despite substantial destruction of the local environment and
traditional indigenous land use practices? Chapter 2 further
elaborates on the conceptualization of contested energy spaces, and
chapter 3 applies this to the study area in Alberta, Canada. Chapter 4
discusses the methodology of the research process, and chapter 5
presents empirical cases in Alberta, from the changing governance
structures of energy spaces to the networking of local indigenous
communities. Chapter 6 concludes the brief by summarizing he findings,
and by offering advice to all stakeholders regarding the dangers of
leaving government processes to market forces alone.
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Disassembling Energyscapes of the Canadian North
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030023966
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Springer
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter