Frontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexes

The article undertakes an in-depth study of the territorial problems currently faced by the Noguera Ribagorçana, a highly representative river ecosystem in the central sector of the southern slopes of the Pyrenees. This river, because of the physical characteristics of its basin, highly fragmented,...

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Main Authors: Joan Tort Donada, Alexis Sancho Reinoso, Teresa Navas Ferrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography 2025-05-01
Series:Belgeo
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/76016
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description The article undertakes an in-depth study of the territorial problems currently faced by the Noguera Ribagorçana, a highly representative river ecosystem in the central sector of the southern slopes of the Pyrenees. This river, because of the physical characteristics of its basin, highly fragmented, and the magnitude of the hydroelectric power project implemented there in the middle of the 20th century, has become a paradigmatic example of the complexity of the interaction between river systems and human communities, and of the conflicts over water uses associated with such that interaction. In this context, the article seeks to analyze three fundamental questions: the conditioning role played over time, but also currently, by the border factor ; the implications of the intensive hydroelectric exploitation of the river as a major environmental challenge, and, finally, the governance and integral management of the Noguera Ribagorçana valley as the most prominent territorial challenge.
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spelling doaj-art-b104f044819c4e779090b9f26d4579f22025-08-20T02:21:41ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352025-05-01210.4000/13zvoFrontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexesJoan Tort DonadaAlexis Sancho ReinosoTeresa Navas FerrerThe article undertakes an in-depth study of the territorial problems currently faced by the Noguera Ribagorçana, a highly representative river ecosystem in the central sector of the southern slopes of the Pyrenees. This river, because of the physical characteristics of its basin, highly fragmented, and the magnitude of the hydroelectric power project implemented there in the middle of the 20th century, has become a paradigmatic example of the complexity of the interaction between river systems and human communities, and of the conflicts over water uses associated with such that interaction. In this context, the article seeks to analyze three fundamental questions: the conditioning role played over time, but also currently, by the border factor ; the implications of the intensive hydroelectric exploitation of the river as a major environmental challenge, and, finally, the governance and integral management of the Noguera Ribagorçana valley as the most prominent territorial challenge.https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/76016RibagorçanaNoguera Ribagorçana riverPyreneesinternal bordershydropowergovernance of mountain regions
spellingShingle Joan Tort Donada
Alexis Sancho Reinoso
Teresa Navas Ferrer
Frontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexes
Belgeo
Ribagorçana
Noguera Ribagorçana river
Pyrenees
internal borders
hydropower
governance of mountain regions
title Frontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexes
title_full Frontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexes
title_fullStr Frontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexes
title_full_unstemmed Frontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexes
title_short Frontières, défis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au cœur de dynamiques territoriales complexes
title_sort frontieres defis environnementaux et enjeux de gouvernance dans des bassins fluviaux au coeur de dynamiques territoriales complexes
topic Ribagorçana
Noguera Ribagorçana river
Pyrenees
internal borders
hydropower
governance of mountain regions
url https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/76016
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