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Social and environmental impacts of the James Bay Hydroelectric Project / edited by James F. Hornig.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- McGill-Queen's native and northern series ; 18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cree Indians--James Bay Region--Social conditions.
- Cree Indians.
- Environmental impact analysis--James Bay Region.
- Environmental impact analysis.
- James Bay Region--Social conditions.
- James Bay Region.
- James Bay Hydroelectric Project--Environmental aspects.
- James Bay Hydroelectric Project.
- James Bay Hydroelectric Project--Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (190 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's Press, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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).
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Maps""; ""PART ONE: OVERVIEW""; ""1 Introduction to the Issues""; ""2 Hydroelectric Power Development at James Bay: Establishing a Frame of Reference""; ""PART TWO: SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""3 James Bay: Environmental Considerations for Building Large Hydroelectric Dams and Reservoirs in Quebec""; ""4 Elevated Mercury in Fish as a Result of the James Bay Hydroelectric Development: Perception and Reality""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-85796-7
- 9786612857966
- 0-7735-6773-9
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