A bottom-up growth

Reflections on the environmental issue in Argentina

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v7i12.250

Keywords:

environmental issue, environmental conflicts, environmental sociology, political ecology

Abstract

This article introduces an analytical approach to the emergence of the environmental issue in Argentina and shows the role that environmental conflicts play in this process. On the one hand, we present a theoretical-methodological approach in order to examine the results of these conflicts in terms of identifying systemic problems of public policies and issues that are excluded by the political system. On the other hand, we analyze the experience of the environmental justice movements and their meaning within the framework of a case study: the conflict over the environmental restoration of Matanza-Riachuelo river basin. At this point, we propose a reflection on the dilemmas of urban environmental justice in relation to the principles that guide the criteria of distribution and recognition in a society.

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Author Biography

Gabriela Merlinsky, CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Socióloga. Investigadora Independiente del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), con sede en el Instituto de Investigaciones “Gino Germani”. Área de Estudios Urbanos. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. UBA. Profesora de grado y posgrado de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la UBA. Ha dictado seminarios de posgrado en universidades nacionales y extranjeras. Sus investigaciones se concentran en el campo de la sociología ambiental, buscando generar diálogos con otras disciplinas de las ciencias sociales, las ciencias exactas y naturales.

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Published

2020-07-10

How to Cite

Merlinsky, G. . (2020). A bottom-up growth: Reflections on the environmental issue in Argentina. A&P Continuidad, 7(12), 106–115. https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v7i12.250

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Vol. 7 No. 12 (2020): WATER, TERRITORIES AND SPATIAL JUSTICE

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Essays

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