Contested Knowledges in Hydroelectric Project Assessment: The Case of Canada’s Site C Project

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Karen Bakker, Richard Hendriks
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: hydroelectric development; hydropower; dam; indigenous peoples; first nations; Canada; Site C; British Columbia; environmental impacts; socio-economic impacts; Hydraulic engineering; TC1-978; Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes; TD201-500; First Nations; Peace River
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030406; https://doaj.org/article/5be93e3bd98c456988b25777f3cf31fd

This paper analyzes contestation over aspects of the Site C Project on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. The $10.7 billion project, which is now under construction, has been vigorously debated for over 30 years. Initially proposed in the 1980s, project approval was not grante...