Conflicts and identities in the production of urban space in the Pan-Amazon region - Gemaque, Charles
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The socio-spatial configuration of the European rocket launch base in Kourou, a city in French Guiana on the Pan-Amazon continent, is marked by the coexistence of differences, creating a controversial and often contentious coexistence. In this context, the spatialities and temporalities of Kourou's ethnic groups are appropriated by the representations and symbologies rooted in the collective memory that provides a concrete-referential element for apprehending the sense of identity: the territory. On the other hand, French universalism seeks, through cultural and linguistic assimilation, to impose rules and habits on everyday life in the city.…mehr

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The socio-spatial configuration of the European rocket launch base in Kourou, a city in French Guiana on the Pan-Amazon continent, is marked by the coexistence of differences, creating a controversial and often contentious coexistence. In this context, the spatialities and temporalities of Kourou's ethnic groups are appropriated by the representations and symbologies rooted in the collective memory that provides a concrete-referential element for apprehending the sense of identity: the territory. On the other hand, French universalism seeks, through cultural and linguistic assimilation, to impose rules and habits on everyday life in the city.
Autorenporträt
Geographer, specialising in Geotechnologies: Geoprocessing and Remote Sensing. Master's degree in Planning and Development of the Amazon from NAEA/UFPA and PhD candidate in Environmental Science PPGCA/UFPA.