Dominion over, Appropriation of, and Accessibility to Territorial Production in Alto Sinú since the Construction of the Urrá Hydroelectric Power Plant, 1994–2019

This article presents an analysis from critical geography on territorial production in Alto Sinú between 1994 and 2019 regarding the construction of the Urrá hydroelectric power plant. Through ethnographic research focused on territorial analysis, it identifies the planning and con...

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http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6629
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
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spa
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oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/13165
Acceso en línea:
https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/perspectiva/article/view/9316
https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/13165
Palabra clave:
Territory
Alto Sinú
Hydroelectric power plant
Territorial practice
Energy
Critical geography
Territorio
Alto Sinú
Hidroeléctrica
Práctica territorial
Energía
Geografía crítica
Território
Alto Sinú
Hidrelétrica
Prática territorial
Energia
Geografia crítica
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Summary:This article presents an analysis from critical geography on territorial production in Alto Sinú between 1994 and 2019 regarding the construction of the Urrá hydroelectric power plant. Through ethnographic research focused on territorial analysis, it identifies the planning and construction process of the hydroelectric power plant, the territorial transformations experienced by local populations, peasants, and Embera-Katíos, and the ongoing armed conflict. It was found that production in Alto Sinú derives from the interaction of three dimensions of territorial practice: dominion, appropriation, and accessibility. Dominion materializes in control measures such as legal and non-legal actions; appropriation reflects in settlement and socioeconomic organization patterns; and accessibility accounts for restrictions on certain important services such as electrical power.