Ecology, music, and territories: Assessing the territorial footprint of the music industries in the age of ecological upheavals

Écologie, musique et territoires. Penser l’empreinte territoriale du secteur musical à l’heure des bouleversements écologiques

Basile Michel ()
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Basile Michel: PLACES - EA 4113 - PLACES - Laboratoire de géographie et d'aménagement - CY - CY Cergy Paris Université, ESO - Espaces et Sociétés - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UM - Le Mans Université - UA - Université d'Angers - UR2 - Université de Rennes 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Nantes Univ - IGARUN - Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes - Nantes Université - pôle Humanités - Nantes Univ - Nantes Université - Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: Despite the recent rise in "green" initiatives, the music industries remain deeply embedded in a capitalist, globalized society that causes significant socio-environmental damage. This article sheds light on ecological issues in music and explores an alternative approach to systematically rethinking the unsustainable yet dominant paradigm of the star system. The analysis of two examples – the La P'Art Belle festival and the group Aïla (France) – shows that alternatives are possible, driven by music industry players who are committed to a cross-cutting ecological approach based on degrowth, change of scale, and local anchoring. Despite certain limitations, these experiments contribute, through their territorial footprint, to cultural vitality, social cohesion, and the ecological transformation of territories.

Keywords: territory; local anchoring; degrowth; star system; territorial footprint; music indutries; music; ecology; territoire; écologie; musique; décroissance; ancrage local; star-système; empreinte territoriale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in CNMlab, 2025, 4, https://cnmlab.fr/recueil/musique-et-territoires/chapitre/8/

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