Résumés
Abstract
The application of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) to the case of water management in the municipality of Guelph, Ontario, located at the periphery of Toronto, highlights the interactions between the multiple water actors in Canada who, while organised as an informal network, build knowledge together on “blue” and resilient cities. It provides a cross-cutting look at water resource co-management and the process of multiscalar public policy development by considering exchanges and negotiations between administrative bodies, the pan-Canadian water network and the organized local civil society. The water soft path approach has federated the actors of the network who share/build ideas together about sustainable municipal water management. The study of the water nexus in Guelph, of its territoriality and its history, allows for a better understanding of how and why a conservationist culture embracing the principles of “green living” has developed in Guelph and why it has become a centre for water innovation in Canada.
Keywords:
- Actor-Network Theory,
- water management,
- Guelph,
- Ontario,
- water soft path
Résumé
L’application de la théorie de l’acteur-réseau au cas de la gestion de l’eau à Guelph, ville située en périphérie de la métropole Toronto, en Ontario, a permis de comprendre les interactions existant entre les différents partenaires de l’eau au Canada qui, organisés en réseau informel, coconstruisent les savoirs portant sur les « villes bleues » et résilientes. La théorie permet de poser un regard transversal sur le processus de gestion intégrée de la ressource en eau et le développement multiscalaire de politiques publiques de cogestion de l’eau, en considérant les échanges et les négociations entre les instances administratives, le réseau d’acteurs de l’eau pancanadien et la société civile locale. L’approche water soft path a permis à ce réseau de fédérer les acteurs et de semer des idées autour de la question de la gestion durable de l’eau municipale. L’étude de Guelph comme un des noyaux du réseau sur l’eau au Canada permet de comprendre comment et pourquoi s’est créée une culture conservationniste mettant à l’avant-plan les principes de ville bleue à Guelph et pourquoi la ville est devenue un centre d’innovation pour l’eau, au Canada.
Mots-clés :
- Théorie de l’acteur-réseau,
- cogestion des ressources de l’eau,
- Guelph,
- Ontario,
- water soft path
Resumen
La aplicación de la teoría de actor-red al caso de la gestión del agua en Guelph, ciudad de la periferia de Toronto, Ontario, permitió comprender las interacciones existentes entre diferentes interlocutores del agua en Canadá, quienes, organizados en red informal, construyen conocimientos sobre las “ciudades azules” y las ciudades resilientes, adaptables. Esta teoría permite una observación transversal del proceso de gestión integrada del recurso agua y del desarrollo multi-escalar de políticas públicas de cogestión del agua, teniendo en cuenta intercambios y negociaciones entre las instancias administrativas, el grupo de actores del agua pancanadiense y la sociedad civil local. El enfoque water soft path permitió a ese conjunto reticular de asociar los actores y lanzar ideas sobre la gestión durable del agua municipal. El estudio de Guelph, centro de la red del agua en Canadá, permite comprender cómo y porqué se ha creado una cultura de conservación, anteponiendo los principios de “ciudad azul” de Guelph y cómo la ciudad se ha convertido en un centro de innovación para el agua, en Canadá,
Palabras clave:
- Teoría del actor-red,
- co-gestión de las fuentes de agua,
- Guelph,
- Ontario,
- water soft path
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