Abstract

MERLINSKY, Gabriela. Crece desde el pie. Reflexiones sobre la cuestión ambiental en Argentina. AyP contin. [online]. 2020, vol.7, n.12, pp.106-115. ISSN 2362-6089.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.35305/23626097v7i12.250.

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.

Keywords : environmental issue; environmental conflicts; environmental sociology; political ecology.