Ater disputes and dispossessionThe case of the Mountain Wetlands in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11323685 |
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| Authors | León Enrique Ávila Romero, León Henrique Ávila Romero (0000-0003-1685-0360, Universidad Intercultural de Chiapas), Agustín Ávila Romero (0000-0001-5110-1846, Universidade Federal de Goiás) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Issue | 95 |
| Pages | 85-106 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Argumentos Estudios críticos de la sociedad (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0187-5795 |
| Publisher | Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (PUBLISHER • MX) |
| DOI | 10.24275/uamxoc-dcsh/argumentos/202195-04 |
| OpenAlex | W3173931453 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The processes of geographical expansion carried out by the capitalist economic system mean that the natural reserves that are part of the biocultural heritage of the Mexican people are continually degraded. The incorporation of land into the process of urban growth as the basis for the business of real estate speculation undoubtedly entails a process of dispossession not only of land and social rights, but also of fundamental eco-systemic services such as the right to a healthy environment, to quality water and to biodiversity. This article describes the conceptual categories that allow us to explain the process of loss of wetlands in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, as well as the process that is being experienced specifically, in the dispute of territorialities between the defense of water, life and ecology and the process of subsuming the dynamics of urban growth and capitalist valorization of space. The qualitative research methodology was used and a series of interviews were carried out with socio-environmental actors.
Archaeology · Biodiversity · Business · Economics · Economy · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Geography · Natural (archaeology) · Political science · Real estate · Speculation · Welfare economics · Wetland · Ecology · Law · Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics
| Highly cited | No |
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