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

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Bakker, Karen, Hendriks, Richard
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Canada; British Columbia; Peace River
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/93778; https://doi.org/10.3390/w11030406

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...