Exploring the contradictions of scaling: action plans foragroecological transition in metropolitan environments
When public administrations promote agroecological transitionprocesses there is a risk that these be conventionalized and co-opted. However there is a notable lack of research on the adop-tion of participatory approaches to processes of agroecologicaltransition, especially in larger territories. Thi...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/334898 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/334898 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Agroecological transition Local agroecological dynamization Sustainable food systems Participatory action-reseach Spain |
| Summary: | When public administrations promote agroecological transitionprocesses there is a risk that these be conventionalized and co-opted. However there is a notable lack of research on the adop-tion of participatory approaches to processes of agroecologicaltransition, especially in larger territories. This article analyzestwo case studies in which territorial Action Plans for agroecolo-gical transition have been co-produced through participatoryprocesses in metropolitan areas of the Spanish State. Analysis ofthese two cases leads us to outline a series of significant factorsthat may serve to adapt the methodological approach of LocalAgroecological Dynamization to different contexts. We alsopoint out some contradictions inherent to participatory pro-cesses for agroecological transitions promoted by the adminis-tration, in regards to the conflictive dialectics among top-downand bottom-up processes, and to the weakness of agroecology-oriented farmers in metropolitan environments. Finally, we pro-pose some efforts to overcome these contradictions. |
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