Discursive natures in protected areas

Local populations living in conservation-targeted areas often contest the environmental policies affecting them. This triggers conflicts between different stakeholders, who tend to activate discourses in which the category of “nature” becomes instrumental in legitimizing their dissimilar position to...

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Published inRevista de antropología iberoamericana Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 27 - 54
Main Authors Valcuende, Jose Maria, Quintero, Victoria, Cortes, Jose A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Antropólogos Iberoamericanos en Red 01.01.2011
Subjects
Conservation
discourse
discursive communities
environmental protection
legitimacy
nature
representation
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Summary:Local populations living in conservation-targeted areas often contest the environmental policies affecting them. This triggers conflicts between different stakeholders, who tend to activate discourses in which the category of “nature” becomes instrumental in legitimizing their dissimilar position toward conservation policies. This paper examines not only these different discursive constructions of nature, but also the connections between them and ideas of community, identity and belonging. To do so, we focus on a particular case: the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, in Andalusia, southern Spain.
ISSN:1695-9752
1578-9705
DOI:10.11156/aibr.060103e