Abstract Canada’s west coast has been a hotspot of environmental conflict, most recently in defense of climate action and natural places under threat by energy development. This study examined sense of place as a source of tension in conflicts sparked by two energy proposals. The Bute Inlet run-of-river hydroelectric project would power British Columbia’s remote Central Coast, and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would transport bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands to tankers for export. Surveys, interviews, and mapping were used to investigate the depth and character of participants’ sense of favorite places and places expected to be affected by the projects, with appreciation, concern, and responsibility for nature as organizing themes. We discovered a regional, nature-centric sense of place on the south coast, and a sense of place among Albertans linked to that province’s oil and gas economy and its reputation as Canada’s chief breadwinner. Ties to natural places were found to underpin environmental advocacy by tapping into deep place connections as well as place connections conveyed through network ideologies and the protests themselves. We outline for consideration key characteristics of a regional sense of place, and offer ways to mitigate place-based economy versus environment conflicts.

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地方感是加拿大西海岸能源冲突的紧张源头

摘要 加拿大的西海岸一直是环境冲突的热点，最近是为了保护受到能源发展威胁的气候行动和自然场所。这项研究将地方感作为两个能源提案引发的冲突的紧张来源进行了检验。Bute Inlet 河流水电项目将为不列颠哥伦比亚省偏远的中央海岸供电，Trans Mountain 管道扩建项目将把沥青从艾伯塔省的油砂运输到油轮进行出口。以对自然的欣赏、关心和责任为组织主题，通过调查、访谈和绘图来调查参与者对喜欢的地方和预期受项目影响的地方的感觉的深度和特征。我们在南海岸发现了一种以自然为中心的区域感，阿尔伯塔人的归属感与该省的石油和天然气经济及其作为加拿大主要养家糊口的声誉有关。发现与自然场所的联系通过挖掘深层联系以及通过网络意识形态和抗议本身传达的地方联系来支持环境倡导。我们概述了区域性地方感的关键特征，并提供了减轻地方经济与环境冲突的方法。