Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturelles

This paper proposes a complementary approach to the existing works on the history of water policies in the West of the USA. We defend the idea that the history of Western Water is not fully explained by the hegemony of elites, nor is it the result of the conflicts between local populations and polit...

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Main Authors: Joan Cortinas, Murielle Coeurdray, Brian O’Neill, Franck Poupeau
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Language:fra
Published: Éditions en environnement VertigO 2016-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/18085
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description This paper proposes a complementary approach to the existing works on the history of water policies in the West of the USA. We defend the idea that the history of Western Water is not fully explained by the hegemony of elites, nor is it the result of the conflicts between local populations and political power. Instead, we offer that water policies in the West are shaped by the interaction of a complex institutional architecture, as well as by the profile of the dominant actors in these institutions. Water policy history is extremely linked to the history of the USA’s State. The reconstruction of that history has been possible by using multiple sources (literature review, grey literature, main actors’ personal records, etc.). We also used data coming from the interviews with the actors, ancients and contemporary, from the many public and private institutions that are involved in water management in the USA.
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spelling doaj.art-f40eef0d715746e8b2fe1c0bf581c27f2024-04-04T09:08:11ZfraÉditions en environnement VertigOVertigO1492-84422016-12-0116310.4000/vertigo.18085Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturellesJoan CortinasMurielle CoeurdrayBrian O’NeillFranck PoupeauThis paper proposes a complementary approach to the existing works on the history of water policies in the West of the USA. We defend the idea that the history of Western Water is not fully explained by the hegemony of elites, nor is it the result of the conflicts between local populations and political power. Instead, we offer that water policies in the West are shaped by the interaction of a complex institutional architecture, as well as by the profile of the dominant actors in these institutions. Water policy history is extremely linked to the history of the USA’s State. The reconstruction of that history has been possible by using multiple sources (literature review, grey literature, main actors’ personal records, etc.). We also used data coming from the interviews with the actors, ancients and contemporary, from the many public and private institutions that are involved in water management in the USA.https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/18085institutionsstateUSAwater policieselites
spellingShingle Joan Cortinas
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Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturelles
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water policies
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title Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturelles
title_full Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturelles
title_fullStr Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturelles
title_full_unstemmed Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturelles
title_short Les mégaprojets hydriques de l’ouest étasunien : histoire d’État(s) et gestion des ressources naturelles
title_sort les megaprojets hydriques de l ouest etasunien histoire d etat s et gestion des ressources naturelles
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state
USA
water policies
elites
url https://journals.openedition.org/vertigo/18085
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