Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires)

This analytical reflection article addresses the socio-environmental conflicts arising from the intensification of water risk (floods and droughts) in the General Madariaga district of Buenos Aires. The study is based on the Complex Systems Paradigm and Political Ecology, analysing how territorial v...

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Autor principal:	Rodríguez Garat, Cintia
Formato:	Artículo revista
Lenguaje:	Español
Publicado:	Instituto de Geografía (IGUNNE) 2026
Materias:	Gobernanza ambiental Vulnerabilidad estructural Humedales Inequidad territorial Ecología política General Madariaga Environmental governance Structural vulnerability Wetlands Political ecology
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/article/view/8859
Aporte de:	Revistas UNNE - Universidad Nacional del Noroeste (UNNE) de Universidad Nacional del Nordeste

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spelling	I48-R154-article-88592026-04-29T12:33:47Z Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires) Conflictos ecológico-distributivos y construcción social del riesgo hídrico ante el cambio climático: el caso de General Madariaga (Buenos Aires) Rodríguez Garat, Cintia Gobernanza ambiental Vulnerabilidad estructural Humedales Inequidad territorial Ecología política General Madariaga Environmental governance Structural vulnerability Wetlands Political ecology General Madariaga This analytical reflection article addresses the socio-environmental conflicts arising from the intensification of water risk (floods and droughts) in the General Madariaga district of Buenos Aires. The study is based on the Complex Systems Paradigm and Political Ecology, analysing how territorial vulnerability is a social and historical construct. Through a qualitative case study anchored in secondary sources (regulations, statistics and scientific literature)and diachronic analysis of satellite images (1990-2023), land use dynamics, management fragmentation and stakeholder rationales were identified. The results show that the risk is a product of ecological-distributive tensions between the agricultural sector (which demands wetland drainage) and the vulnerable urban population. The scientific contribution lies in the rigorous articulation of vulnerability with conflict analysis, providing an interpretative framework for institutional inefficiency in climate change adaptation in the Depressed Pampa. Este artículo de reflexión analítica aborda los conflictos socioambientales derivados de la intensificación del riesgo hídrico (inundaciones y sequías) en el Partido de General Madariaga, Buenos Aires. El estudio se sustenta en el Paradigma de los Sistemas Complejos y la Ecología Política, analizando cómo la vulnerabilidad territorial es una construcción social e histórica. Mediante un estudio de caso cualitativo anclado en fuentes secundarias (normativa, estadística y literatura científica) y análisis diacrónico de imágenes satelitales (1990-2023), se identificaron las dinámicas de uso del suelo, la fragmentación de la gestión y las lógicas de los actores. Los resultados demuestran que el riesgo es producto de las tensiones ecológico-distributivas entre el sector agropecuario (que demanda drenaje de humedales) y la población urbana vulnerable. La contribución científica radica en la articulación rigurosa de la vulnerabilidad con el análisis de conflicto, proporcionando un marco interpretativo para la ineficiencia institucional en la adaptación al cambio climático en la Pampa Deprimida. Instituto de Geografía (IGUNNE) 2026-04-24 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/article/view/8859 10.30972/geo.23458859 Geográfica digital; Vol. 23 No. 45 (2026); e004 Geográfica digital; Vol. 23 Núm. 45 (2026); e004 Geográfica digital; v. 23 n. 45 (2026); e004 1668-5180 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/article/view/8859/9162 Derechos de autor 2026 Geográfica digital http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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topic_facet	Gobernanza ambiental Vulnerabilidad estructural Humedales Inequidad territorial Ecología política General Madariaga Environmental governance Structural vulnerability Wetlands Political ecology General Madariaga
author	Rodríguez Garat, Cintia
author_facet	Rodríguez Garat, Cintia
author_sort	Rodríguez Garat, Cintia
title	Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires)
title_short	Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires)
title_full	Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires)
title_fullStr	Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires)
title_full_unstemmed	Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires)
title_sort	ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of general madariaga (buenos aires)
description	This analytical reflection article addresses the socio-environmental conflicts arising from the intensification of water risk (floods and droughts) in the General Madariaga district of Buenos Aires. The study is based on the Complex Systems Paradigm and Political Ecology, analysing how territorial vulnerability is a social and historical construct. Through a qualitative case study anchored in secondary sources (regulations, statistics and scientific literature)and diachronic analysis of satellite images (1990-2023), land use dynamics, management fragmentation and stakeholder rationales were identified. The results show that the risk is a product of ecological-distributive tensions between the agricultural sector (which demands wetland drainage) and the vulnerable urban population. The scientific contribution lies in the rigorous articulation of vulnerability with conflict analysis, providing an interpretative framework for institutional inefficiency in climate change adaptation in the Depressed Pampa.
publisher	Instituto de Geografía (IGUNNE)
publishDate	2026
url	https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/geo/article/view/8859
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Ecological-distributive conflicts and the social construction of water risk in the face of climate change: the case of General Madariaga (Buenos Aires)

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