Self-organizing processes in urban green commons. The case of the Angachilla wetland, Valdivia-Chile
| Autor: | Alberto Tacón, José Barrena, Gustavo Blanco-Wells, Heidy Correa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Self-organization
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Sociology and Political Science Urban green commons 0211 other engineering and technologies Wetland 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences social-ecological systems self-organization wetlands urban green commons chile Urbanization Political science Wetland conservation Land use land-use change and forestry Chile Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Valuation (finance) geography Milieubeleid geography.geographical_feature_category Land use Social-ecological systems Corporate governance 021107 urban & regional planning Environmental Policy lcsh:Political institutions and public administration (General) Wetlands lcsh:JF20-2112 Commons |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of the Commons, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 573-595 (2018) International Journal of the Commons 12 (2018) 1 International Journal of the Commons, 12(1), 573-595 |
| ISSN: | 1875-0281 |
| Popis: | This article focuses on self-organizing processes in contested urban social-ecological systems. It analyzes a wetland conservation program and civic management effort in the Angachilla sector of the city of Valdivia, Chile in a 15-year time frame. The aim is to understand what triggers collective actions and self-organization in the attempts of preserving an urban green common. The study uses a qualitative approach based on action-research methodologies. It examines key variables influencing self-organizing processes; including social-environmental crises, governance vacuums, wetland valuation, and leadership. It also discusses collective strategies for the transformation of negative feedback loops, such as norms and regulations detrimental to wetland protection, and those related to resistance to change of wetland surface area due to unregulated urbanization. From an Urban Green Commons perspective, this work illustrates the complexity of dealing with contested nature, making it a resource difficult to govern collectively given all the different interests and values in place. It also shows that there have been successful periods of active wetland management that have influenced active democratic processes regarding land use and land use change in the city. |
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