Disentangling Environmental and Development Discourses in a Peripheral Spatial Context: The Case of the Aysén Region, Patagonia, Chile

IF 2.3 3区社会学 Q2 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Journal of Environment & Development Pub Date : 2020-07-07 DOI:10.1177/1070496520937041

Pamela Bachmann-Vargas, C. V. van Koppen

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Abstract

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.

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外围空间语境中的环境与发展话语——以智利巴塔哥尼亚Aysén地区为例

在自然遗产占主导地位的地方，环境和发展话语交织在一起，往往相互竞争。一个关键维度是社会空间关系的社会建构，特别是核心特征和外围特征的归属。在这篇文章中，我们调查了智利Aysén地区外围空间背景下的环境与发展话语。三个研究问题指导了调查：（a）占主导地位的环境和发展话语是什么？（b）话语之间的主要协同作用和紧张关系是什么？以及（c）边缘化的（话语）含义是什么？基于半结构化访谈和二手资料，我们确定了六个关于环境与发展的区域话语。自然、区域发展和经济增长的想象是产生协同效应和紧张关系的共同因素。我们得出的结论是，环境与发展话语在地理边缘地区的转型中发挥着关键作用。话语协同效应不仅可以加强而且可以抵消边缘化的趋势。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Environment & Development seeks to further research and debate on the nexus of environment and development issues at the local, national, regional, and international levels. The journal provides a forum that bridges the parallel debates among policy makers, attorneys, academics, business people, and NGO activists from all regions of the world. The journal invites submissions in such topics areas as the interaction between trade and environment; the role of local, national, regional, and international institutions in environmental governance; analysis of international environmental agreements; the impact of environmental regulation on investment policy; legal and scientific issues related to sustainable development.