Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county
Increased production of commodities in Latin America has transformed the rural landscape with a potential loss of cultural ecosystem services (CES). The aim of our study was to assess the extent and mechanisms by which the agriculturisation process in Balcarce County in the Pampas region of Argentin...
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| author | Auer, Alejandra Denise Maceira, Nestor Oscar Nahuelhual, Laura |
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| description | Increased production of commodities in Latin America has transformed the rural landscape with a potential loss of cultural ecosystem services (CES). The aim of our study was to assess the extent and mechanisms by which the agriculturisation process in Balcarce County in the Pampas region of Argentina has affected the supply of CES of the rural landscape and consequently, the well-being of local inhabitants. Data were obtained through exploratory interviews with selected inhabitants of Balcarce County (Argentina). We focused on people's perceptions regarding landscape changes in the last two decades and the rural landscape aspects that provide identity, sense of place and cultural heritage. Interviews were qualitatively analyzed through content analysis. Results showed that twenty years ago the landscape sustained food provision along with CES. Agriculturisation has implied an undeniable increase of commodity production (i.e. soybean) and economic benefits at the expense of a significant loss of natural environments and changes in the rural livelihoods that sustain CES. The sierras (low mountains) emerge as the last remnants of natural environments sustaining identity, sense of place and cultural heritage. |
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| spelling | INTA6162019-03-22T12:08:26Z Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county Auer, Alejandra Denise Maceira, Nestor Oscar Nahuelhual, Laura Agroecosistemas Valores Culturales Agroecosystems Cultural Values Balcarce, Buenos Aires Servicios Ecosistémicos Increased production of commodities in Latin America has transformed the rural landscape with a potential loss of cultural ecosystem services (CES). The aim of our study was to assess the extent and mechanisms by which the agriculturisation process in Balcarce County in the Pampas region of Argentina has affected the supply of CES of the rural landscape and consequently, the well-being of local inhabitants. Data were obtained through exploratory interviews with selected inhabitants of Balcarce County (Argentina). We focused on people's perceptions regarding landscape changes in the last two decades and the rural landscape aspects that provide identity, sense of place and cultural heritage. Interviews were qualitatively analyzed through content analysis. Results showed that twenty years ago the landscape sustained food provision along with CES. Agriculturisation has implied an undeniable increase of commodity production (i.e. soybean) and economic benefits at the expense of a significant loss of natural environments and changes in the rural livelihoods that sustain CES. The sierras (low mountains) emerge as the last remnants of natural environments sustaining identity, sense of place and cultural heritage. EEA Balcarce Fil: Auer, Alejandra Denise. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina Fil: Maceira, Nestor Oscar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina Fil: Nahuelhual, Laura. Universidad Austral de Chile. Instituto de Economía Agraria; Chile 2017-07-07T18:43:23Z 2017-07-07T18:43:23Z 2017 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/616 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016716301942 0743-0167 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.05.013 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Buenos Aires (province) Journal of rural studies 53 : 88-101. (2017) |
| spellingShingle | Agroecosistemas Valores Culturales Agroecosystems Cultural Values Balcarce, Buenos Aires Servicios Ecosistémicos Auer, Alejandra Denise Maceira, Nestor Oscar Nahuelhual, Laura Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county |
| title | Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county |
| title_full | Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county |
| title_fullStr | Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county |
| title_short | Agriculturisation and trade-offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services: A case study in Balcarce county |
| title_sort | agriculturisation and trade offs between commodity production and cultural ecosystem services a case study in balcarce county |
| topic | Agroecosistemas Valores Culturales Agroecosystems Cultural Values Balcarce, Buenos Aires Servicios Ecosistémicos |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/616 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016716301942 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2017.05.013 |
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