Ecological transition and extractivism of lithium in Chile
This paper analyzes the global ecological transition and its regional implications in the case of Atacama’s salt deposit basin in Chile. As a starting point, we reflect on the transition to electric mobility that gives rise to a process of lithium extraction which generates environmental degradation...
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I15-R196-article-2482021-04-20T11:24:55Z Ecological transition and extractivism of lithium in Chile Transición ecológica y extractivismo de litio en Chile Figueroa Sánchez, Johans ecological transition extractivism water governance environmental degradation transicion ecológica extractivismo gobernanza hídrica degradación ambiental This paper analyzes the global ecological transition and its regional implications in the case of Atacama’s salt deposit basin in Chile. As a starting point, we reflect on the transition to electric mobility that gives rise to a process of lithium extraction which generates environmental degradation undermining water availability as well as the ways of relating to the nature of the indigenous lickanantay people. The article is divided into four parts: in the first part –which is mainly a documentary review of the new model of sustainable development- we analyze how this model articulates an extractive process in countries within the periphery of development. In the second one, we examine statistical data in order to understand the importance of South America as a source of lithium in global economic flows. In the third part, we delve into the field work in terms of a discourse analysis dealing with the introduction of new actors and their confrontation with lickanantay people’s perspective. Finally, we propose an analysis grounded on the theoretical matrix of political ecology so as to address water governance and identify the implications of the process of environmental degradation which are embodied in indigenous actors’ stories about the transformation process. El presente artículo plantea analizar la transición ecológica global y sus implicancias en la escala local de la cuenca del salar de Atacama en Chile. Como punto de partida, se reflexiona en torno a la transición hacia la movilidad eléctrica que articula un proceso de extractivismo de litio que genera degradación ambiental, afectando la disponibilidad hídrica y las formas de relación con la naturaleza del pueblo indígena lickanantay. El artículo se divide en cuatro partes: en la primera, fundamentalmente de revisión documental en torno al nuevo modelo de desarrollo sustentable, analizamos cómo este se articula a un proceso extractivista en países de la periferia del desarrollo. En la segunda, examinamos datos estadísticos para comprender la importancia de Sudamérica como fuente de litio en los flujos económicos de escala global. En tercer lugar, profundizamos en el trabajo de terreno en cuanto a un análisis de discurso de la introducción de nuevos actores y la confrontación de estos a la perspectiva del pueblo lickanantay. Finalmente, proponemos un análisis desde la matriz teórica de la ecología política para indagar la gobernanza hídrica e identificar implicancias del proceso de degradación medioambiental constatadas a partir de los relatos de actores indígenas sobre el proceso de transformación. Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño | Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2020-07-10 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html application/zip https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/248 10.35305/23626097v7i12.248 A&P Continuidad; Vol. 7 Núm. 12 (2020): AGUA, TERRITORIOS Y JUSTICIA ESPACIAL; 30-41 2362-6097 2362-6089 spa https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/248/183 https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/248/279 https://www.ayp.fapyd.unr.edu.ar/index.php/ayp/article/view/248/292 Derechos de autor 2020 A&P Continuidad https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ |
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This paper analyzes the global ecological transition and its regional implications in the case of Atacama’s salt deposit basin in Chile. As a starting point, we reflect on the transition to electric mobility that gives rise to a process of lithium extraction which generates environmental degradation undermining water availability as well as the ways of relating to the nature of the indigenous lickanantay people. The article is divided into four parts: in the first part –which is mainly a documentary review of the new model of sustainable development- we analyze how this model articulates an extractive process in countries within the periphery of development. In the second one, we examine statistical data in order to understand the importance of South America as a source of lithium in global economic flows. In the third part, we delve into the field work in terms of a discourse analysis dealing with the introduction of new actors and their confrontation with lickanantay people’s perspective. Finally, we propose an analysis grounded on the theoretical matrix of political ecology so as to address water governance and identify the implications of the process of environmental degradation which are embodied in indigenous actors’ stories about the transformation process. |
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