INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND TERRITORIAL INEQUALITIES IN THE BUENOS AIRES METROPOLITAN REGION

The initial objective of this article is to map the presence of environmental conflicts in the Metropolitan Region of Buenos Aires (RMBA), focusing specifically on the territories inhabited by indigenous communities and the analysis of the problems and consequences associated with them. In order to carry out the map, more than 480 primary and secondary sources have been surveyed, which contributed to establish variables in order to describe these conflicts. During this process, it was detected that in the RMBA there are territorial and environmental problems in areas crossed by water basins with high levels of contamination, in addition to developing in localities with extreme indices of unsatisfied basic needs and overcrowding, coinciding with areas inhabited by indigenous communities that are differentially affected by discrimination and socioeconomic, cultural and territorial vulnerability. It should be noted that this work is part of a research in a permanent process of revision and updating, carried out within the framework of the Program 'Indigenous Peoples, Environmental and Territorial Conflicts' of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences of the National University of La Matanza.

• Main Authors: Contreras, Maria Paula, Freidine, Evelyn, Acosta, Gloria, Alanis, Antonela, Tejerina, Sol, Ferreyra Anania, Angela Victoria, Barale, Maria Candela, Fernández Vilches, Agustina Paula, Tejedor, Manuela, Baez, Noelia Mailen, Castilla, Malena
• Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
• Language: spa
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Antropología y Pensamiento Latinoamericano 2024
• Subjects: environment; conflict; indigenous people; territories; contamination; ambiente; conflicto; indígenas; territorios; contaminación
• Online Access: https://revistas.inapl.gob.ar/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1541; https://suquia.ffyh.unc.edu.ar/handle/suquia/175632