Conflicts over the use of agrochemicals in peri-urban areas: current regulations and perspectives in a district in the southeast of Buenos Aires

Authors

  • Laura Zulaica Instituto del Hábitat y del Ambiente (IHAM), Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño (FAUD), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Mar del Plata, Argentina. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-5957
  • Gabriela Calderon IHAM, FAUD, UNMdP - Instituto de Geología de Costas y del Cuaternario (IGCyC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEyN), UNMdP/CIC. Mar del Plata, Argentina. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4948-1314
  • Celeste Molpeceres IHAM, FAUD, UNMdP - CONICET. Mar del Plata, Argentina. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6315-5702
  • Mariana Gonzalez Insua IHAM, FAUD, UNMdP - CONICET. Mar del Plata, Argentina. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3350-9917

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56294/piii2024281

Keywords:

environmental conflicts, sustainability, urban management, territorial planning

Abstract

The peri-urban areas of Latin American cities register environmental problems linked to expansion processes. In the peri-urban area of Mar del Plata, General Pueyrredon District, the growth of the city translates into land use incompatibilities that have led to conflicts over the application of agrochemicals. This work traces the trajectory of the conflict while proposing to analyze the current regulations referring to the regulation of agrochemicals based on the development of thematic cartography. Based on official data, field surveys and interviews, maps were prepared using a Geographic Information System that allowed analyzing the potential and limitations of the implementation of the regulations. Current regulations show contradictions that limit their application. However, in the territory a paradigm shift in the way of production is gaining increasing strength that seeks to move towards more sustainable alternative models

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Published

2024-05-03

How to Cite

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Zulaica L, Calderon G, Molpeceres C, Gonzalez Insua M. Conflicts over the use of agrochemicals in peri-urban areas: current regulations and perspectives in a district in the southeast of Buenos Aires. SCT Proceedings in Interdisciplinary Insights and Innovations [Internet]. 2024 May 3 [cited 2024 Oct. 12];2:281. Available from: https://proceedings.ageditor.ar/index.php/piii/article/view/250