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Disentangling environmental and development discourses in a peripheral spatial context : the case of the Aysén region, Patagonia, Chile
In places with a predominantly natural heritage, environmental and development discourses are intertwined and often competing. A key dimension is the social construction of socio-spatial relationships, and particularly, the attribution of core and periphery features. In this article, we investigate environmental and development discourses in the peripheral spatial context of the Aysén region of Chile. Three research questions guide the investigation: (a) What are the dominant environmental and development discourses? (b) what are the main synergies and tensions among discourses? and (c) what are the (discursive) implications for (de-)peripheralization? Based on semistructured interviews and secondary sources, we identify six regional discourses on environment and development. Imaginaries of nature, regional development, and economic growth are the common denominators that create synergies and tensions. We conclude that environmental and development discourses play a key role in the transformation of geographic peripheral areas. Discursive synergies can not only reinforce but also counteract tendencies of peripheralization.
Disentangling environmental and development discourses in a peripheral spatial context : the case of the Aysén region, Patagonia, Chile
In places with a predominantly natural heritage, environmental and development discourses are intertwined and often competing. A key dimension is the social construction of socio-spatial relationships, and particularly, the attribution of core and periphery features. In this article, we investigate environmental and development discourses in the peripheral spatial context of the Aysén region of Chile. Three research questions guide the investigation: (a) What are the dominant environmental and development discourses? (b) what are the main synergies and tensions among discourses? and (c) what are the (discursive) implications for (de-)peripheralization? Based on semistructured interviews and secondary sources, we identify six regional discourses on environment and development. Imaginaries of nature, regional development, and economic growth are the common denominators that create synergies and tensions. We conclude that environmental and development discourses play a key role in the transformation of geographic peripheral areas. Discursive synergies can not only reinforce but also counteract tendencies of peripheralization.
Disentangling environmental and development discourses in a peripheral spatial context : the case of the Aysén region, Patagonia, Chile
Bachmann-Vargas, Pamela (author) / van Koppen, C.S.A. (Kris) (author)
2020-01-01
ISI:000546592100001
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
(de-)peripheralization , core–periphery pattern , discourses , Northern Patagonia , socio-spatial patterns , Peace and Conflict Studies , Freds- och konfliktforskning , Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified , Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap , Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies) , Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier)
Landslides induced by the April 2007 Aysén Fjord earthquake, Chilean Patagonia
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