Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico

We explore how loss of livelihood, loss of ecological function, and loss of group identity are linked in the process of social-ecological change through the narratives of stakeholders associated with the wetland of Xochimilco in Mexico City. Drawing from interviews, focus groups, and participatory w...

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Autores principales:	Hallie Eakin, Rebecca E. Shelton, J. Mario Siqueiros-Garcia, Lakshmi Charli-Joseph, David Manuel-Navarrete
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2019
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ad066a41c937445a910554fa99c371622021-12-02T11:25:41ZLoss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico1708-308710.5751/ES-11030-240315https://doaj.org/article/ad066a41c937445a910554fa99c371622019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol24/iss3/art15/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087We explore how loss of livelihood, loss of ecological function, and loss of group identity are linked in the process of social-ecological change through the narratives of stakeholders associated with the wetland of Xochimilco in Mexico City. Drawing from interviews, focus groups, and participatory workshops with a variety of residents and city administrators, we analyze narratives about what is valued, what is problematized, and what social and ecological relationships appear as critical from the perspective of contemporary residents and officials. Loss is prominent in these narratives, capturing the interdependence of ecology, identity, meaning, and livelihood for the inhabitants. We trace these narratives to the historical roots of center-periphery politics of land and water use, situating the current dynamic context within the social-ecological system's long pathway of change. Diffuse blame for social-ecological change expressed in the narratives appears to inhibit collective action, as does a conflicted history of local response to the city's control of resources. We posit that finding a sustainable pathway forward may depend in part on how residents are able to cognitively or emotionally accommodate landscape change while still enabling the values they have come to associate with the landscape. Such accommodation may entail accepting some degree of loss in system function and structure, but this loss may also provide opportunities for new social-ecological relations that enable the persistence of local identity.Hallie EakinRebecca E. SheltonJ. Mario Siqueiros-GarciaLakshmi Charli-JosephDavid Manuel-NavarreteResilience Alliancearticleidentitymexicosense of placesolastalgiatransformationBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 24, Iss 3, p 15 (2019)
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topic	identity mexico sense of place solastalgia transformation Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	identity mexico sense of place solastalgia transformation Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Hallie Eakin Rebecca E. Shelton J. Mario Siqueiros-Garcia Lakshmi Charli-Joseph David Manuel-Navarrete Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico
description	We explore how loss of livelihood, loss of ecological function, and loss of group identity are linked in the process of social-ecological change through the narratives of stakeholders associated with the wetland of Xochimilco in Mexico City. Drawing from interviews, focus groups, and participatory workshops with a variety of residents and city administrators, we analyze narratives about what is valued, what is problematized, and what social and ecological relationships appear as critical from the perspective of contemporary residents and officials. Loss is prominent in these narratives, capturing the interdependence of ecology, identity, meaning, and livelihood for the inhabitants. We trace these narratives to the historical roots of center-periphery politics of land and water use, situating the current dynamic context within the social-ecological system's long pathway of change. Diffuse blame for social-ecological change expressed in the narratives appears to inhibit collective action, as does a conflicted history of local response to the city's control of resources. We posit that finding a sustainable pathway forward may depend in part on how residents are able to cognitively or emotionally accommodate landscape change while still enabling the values they have come to associate with the landscape. Such accommodation may entail accepting some degree of loss in system function and structure, but this loss may also provide opportunities for new social-ecological relations that enable the persistence of local identity.
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author	Hallie Eakin Rebecca E. Shelton J. Mario Siqueiros-Garcia Lakshmi Charli-Joseph David Manuel-Navarrete
author_facet	Hallie Eakin Rebecca E. Shelton J. Mario Siqueiros-Garcia Lakshmi Charli-Joseph David Manuel-Navarrete
author_sort	Hallie Eakin
title	Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico
title_short	Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico
title_full	Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico
title_fullStr	Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed	Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico
title_sort	loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in xochimilco, mexico
publisher	Resilience Alliance
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/ad066a41c937445a910554fa99c37162
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Loss and social-ecological transformation: pathways of change in Xochimilco, Mexico

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