Are Ecological Modernization Narratives Useful for Understanding and Steering Social-Ecological Change in the Argentine Chaco?

dc.creatorMastrangelo, Matias Enrique
dc.creatorAguiar, Sebastián
dc.date2019-06
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-31T00:30:18Z
dc.date.available2023-08-31T00:30:18Z
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/178127
dc.identifierMastrangelo, Matias Enrique; Aguiar, Sebastián; Are Ecological Modernization Narratives Useful for Understanding and Steering Social-Ecological Change in the Argentine Chaco?; MDPI; Sustainability; 11; 13; 6-2019; 1-20
dc.identifier2071-1050
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dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8543496
dc.descriptionDuring the past decades, the Ecological Modernization Theory, and associated ideas such as the Forest Transition Theory and Land Sparing Hypothesis, have dominated the academic and policy arenas regarding the solutions to current environmental crises. However, critiques were raised as these theories, originally conceived for developed countries, started to be applied in developing countries for explaining and prescribing social-ecological transitions. Here, we assess the validity of five key assumptions of Ecological Modernization narratives as applied to the Argentine Chaco, a global deforestation hotspot. We reviewed existing literature and conducted straightforward analysis to disentangle relationships among key variables. Although agriculture intensified, there is no evidence that this intensification inhibited agricultural expansion. Rural depopulation took place between 2001 and 2010; however, deforestation rates did not decrease, and the quality of life of migrants did not increase compared to those that stayed in rural areas. Our review suggests that the consequences of agriculture intensification on biodiversity and the provision of multiple ecosystem services exceeds the area used. Therefore, available evidence does not support the assumed causal relationships of Ecological Modernization, and even contradicts most assumptions. We propose a series of analytical shifts to better capture the complexity of social-ecological transitions in modern commodity frontiers.
dc.descriptionFil: Mastrangelo, Matias Enrique. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Laboratorio de Agroecología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata; Argentina
dc.descriptionFil: Aguiar, Sebastián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Instituto de Investigaciones Fisiológicas y Ecológicas Vinculadas a la Agricultura; Argentina
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/13/3593
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/su11133593
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL FRONTIERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE INTENSIFICATION
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectFOREST TRANSITION
dc.subjectLAND SPARING
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectRURAL-URBAN MIGRATIONS
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.7
dc.subjecthttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.titleAre Ecological Modernization Narratives Useful for Understanding and Steering Social-Ecological Change in the Argentine Chaco?
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