L’eau récréative dans l’Anthropocène
In the western Pyrenees, the modern imaginary of abundant, infinite and perfect quality water is still very much alive. The tangible signs of degradation of high altitude rivers and lakes, declining river flows, reduced availability of water for human and animal consumption... are minimized or ignor...
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| Language: | English |
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Belgeo |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/77473 |
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| Summary: | In the western Pyrenees, the modern imaginary of abundant, infinite and perfect quality water is still very much alive. The tangible signs of degradation of high altitude rivers and lakes, declining river flows, reduced availability of water for human and animal consumption... are minimized or ignored by some respondents. Without denying the reality of climate change, they tend to dismiss its local effects through a dual mechanism of spatial and temporal distancing. Convinced that they benefit from a form of “territorial immunity” due to the characteristics of a humid climate, they do not consider water to be in “crisis”, and fail to grasp the urgency of local action. For local decision-makers, the answer to water supply problems lies in technical solutions, while for mountain guides, they adapt by shifting their activity periods or locations. |
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| ISSN: | 1377-2368 2294-9135 |