Author: Rene GingrasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 9
Book Description
Overview of the Development of the James Bay Region
Author: Rene GingrasDevelopment of the James Bay Region
Author: Social and Environmental Impacts of the James Bay Hydroelectric Project
Author: James F. HornigPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773567739
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The first mega-scale hydro project to be built in the sub-Arctic, capable of generating as much electricity as fifteen nuclear power plants, its impact includes disruption of vast areas in an extremely fragile ecosystem as well as displacement of native peoples and the introduction of dangerous levels of mercury into their food supply. The debate over these complex environmental issues has been further complicated by political issues stemming from the importance of the project to the economic development of Quebec and the sale of at least ten percent of the electricity generated the United States. The contributors examine core issues of the controversy both in relation to James Bay and to other large hydroelectric projects, such as the Aswan dam in Egypt and the Three Gorges dam in China. Providing insights from an unusual variety of disciplines, the authors offer important considerations that must be taken into account as Quebec assesses additional phases of hydroelectric development of the watershed east of Hudson Bay. Contributors include Raymond B. Coppinger (Hampshire College), Bill Dale Roebuck (Dartmouth Medical School), Will Ryan (Hampshire College), Adrian Tanner (Memorial University), Stanley L. Warner (Hampshire College), Kessler E. Woodward (University of Alaska), and Oran R. Young (Dartmouth College).
Development of the James Bay Region
Author: Société de développement de la Baie JamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
James Bay
Author: Robert BourassaPublisher: Harvest House Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Social and Environmental Impacts of the James Bay Hydroelectric Project
Author: James F. HornigPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773518363
Category : Cree Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Planning and construction of the James Bay Hydroelectric project began in the early 1970s, when the effect of such projects on the physical and social environment was seldom considered. As the project matured, however, its unique and diverse environmental impacts came under intense scrutiny on both sides of the border.
Home Is the Hunter
Author: Hans M. CarlsonPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774858516
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
Since 1970 in Quebec, there has been immense change for the Cree, who now live with the consequences of Quebec's massive development of the North. Home Is the Hunter presents the historical, environmental, and cultural context from which this recent story grows. Hans Carlson shows how the Cree view their lands as their home, their garden, and their memory of themselves as a people. By investigating the Cree's three hundred years of contact with outsiders, he illuminates the process of cultural negotiation at the foundation of ongoing political and environmental debates. This book offers a way of thinking about indigenous peoples' struggles for rights and environmental justice in Canada and elsewhere.
Environmental Degradation Caused by New Development in the James Bay Region
Author: Tom ShivelyJames Bay Development, Progress Or Disaster?
Author: Comité pour la Défense de la Baie JamesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Caring for Eeyou Istchee
Author: Monica E. MulrennanPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 0774838612
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
How do Indigenous communities in Canada balance the development needs of a growing population with cultural commitments and responsibilities as stewards of their lands and waters? Caring for Eeyou Istchee recounts the extraordinary experience of the James Bay Cree community of Wemindji, Quebec, who partnered with a multi-disciplinary research team to protect a territory of great cultural significance in ways that respect community values and circumstances. By addressing fundamental questions such as what should be protected and how, Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners reveal how protected area creation presents a powerful vehicle for Indigenous stewardship, biological conservation, and cultural heritage protection.