Grands barrages, frontières et intégration en Amérique du Sud

In a context of energy tension, mainly due to rising consumption, the construction of large dams was resumed in Latin America ten years ago, as a follow-up to projects carried out by dictatorial governments in the 1970s. These huge projects, which take place on the world’s largest rivers such as the...

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Main Authors: Marie Forget, Sébastien Velut
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Language:English
Published: Association AGF 2015-06-01
Series:Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/633
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description In a context of energy tension, mainly due to rising consumption, the construction of large dams was resumed in Latin America ten years ago, as a follow-up to projects carried out by dictatorial governments in the 1970s. These huge projects, which take place on the world’s largest rivers such as the Amazon, the Paraná, the Marañon or the Madeira, are preferentially located in peripheral and unexploited border areas. Securing energy supplies for the main national cities is the first objective, but these projects also allow the integration of marginal territories to national territories, the development of natural resources and the promotion of cross-border cooperation, with results ranging from rivalry to integration.
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spelling doaj-art-47f86dcdd35442fdb654dff3d16691972025-08-20T03:16:01ZengAssociation AGFBulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français0004-53222275-51952015-06-0192224425710.4000/bagf.633Grands barrages, frontières et intégration en Amérique du SudMarie ForgetSébastien VelutIn a context of energy tension, mainly due to rising consumption, the construction of large dams was resumed in Latin America ten years ago, as a follow-up to projects carried out by dictatorial governments in the 1970s. These huge projects, which take place on the world’s largest rivers such as the Amazon, the Paraná, the Marañon or the Madeira, are preferentially located in peripheral and unexploited border areas. Securing energy supplies for the main national cities is the first objective, but these projects also allow the integration of marginal territories to national territories, the development of natural resources and the promotion of cross-border cooperation, with results ranging from rivalry to integration.https://journals.openedition.org/bagf/633HydroelectricityBordersDamsSouth AmericaIntegrationConflicts
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Sébastien Velut
Grands barrages, frontières et intégration en Amérique du Sud
Bulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français
Hydroelectricity
Borders
Dams
South America
Integration
Conflicts
title Grands barrages, frontières et intégration en Amérique du Sud
title_full Grands barrages, frontières et intégration en Amérique du Sud
title_fullStr Grands barrages, frontières et intégration en Amérique du Sud
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title_short Grands barrages, frontières et intégration en Amérique du Sud
title_sort grands barrages frontieres et integration en amerique du sud
topic Hydroelectricity
Borders
Dams
South America
Integration
Conflicts
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