Patrimonialisation de la nature, conservation et valorisation environnementale: le cas des espaces côtiers du Québec et de la Catalogne.

Patrimonialisation of nature, conservation and environmental valorisation: the case of the coastal areas of Quebec and Catalonia.

Program

Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Department of Anthropology, Laval University (Canada), University of Montpellier, Catalan Institute for Cultural Heritage Research.

Period

2013-2018.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sabrina Doyon (Laval University).

Researchers: Dr. Eliseu Carbonell (ICRPC), Dr. Catherine Sabinot (University of Montpelier), Dr. Geneviève Bisson (Laval University), Dr. Manon Boulianne (Laval University).

Description

From 2013 to 2018, the Department of Anthropology at Laval University led this ethnographic study that allowed, in particular, to describe organizations that move away from the usual model reported by government indicators. These activities are based on local dynamism to implement them. They are rooted in the territory and in solidarity with the populations that occupy them. They aim to protect, conserve and improve the components of nature and biodiversity through ecological practices, based on diverse, committed and vibrant relationships with nature. Knowing and understanding these initiatives allows us to understand the vibrant life of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region from a different perspective, beyond the statistical frameworks and quantitative, economic and bureaucratic observations to which we are often exposed with respect to this region.