Overview
- Conceptualizes the socio-material complexity of contested energy spaces in the Canadian North
- Challenges preconceptions of indigenous peoples as victims by examining communities that favor industrial developments on their traditional lands
- Identifies instabilities in the Canadian North to understand the power relations between industry, state and indigenous communities
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Geography (BRIEFSGEOGRAPHY)
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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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Book Title: Contested Energy Spaces
Book Subtitle: Disassembling Energyscapes of the Canadian North
Authors: Tarje I. Wanvik
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Geography
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02396-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(S) 2018, under exclusive licence to Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-02395-9Published: 13 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-02396-6Published: 30 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2211-4165
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4173
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 119
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Geography, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Cultural Geography, Human Geography, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice