La ecología política urbana: veinte años de crítica, autocrítica y ampliación de fronteras en el estudio del metabolismo urbano

Abstract

La ecología política urbana (EPU) es una disciplina que explora las interacciones entre factores sociales, políticos, económicos y naturales en la producción y en la reproducción de los entornos urbanos, que son entendidos como híbridos socionaturales. El objetivo de este artículo es, a partir de una revisión bibliográfica de la producción científica, identificar las principales temáticas y líneas de investigación para poner de relieve nuevos enfoques desde los que abordar críticamente las interacciones socioecológicas en las ciudades para poder plantear nuevos modelos urbanos sostenibles, tanto desde el punto de vista ecológico como social. Palabras clave: ecología política urbana; análisis bibliográfico; metabolismo urbano; socionaturalezas; riesgos naturales Resum. L'ecologia política urbana: vint anys de crítica, autocrítica i expansió de fronteres en l'estudi del metabolisme urbà La ecología política urbana: veinte años de crítica, autocrítica y ampliación Rubén Alejandro Villar Navascués de fronteras en el estudio del metabolismo urbano 174 Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica 2017, vol. 63/1 Résumé. L'écologie politique urbaine : vingt ans de critique, d'autocritique et d'expansion des frontières dans l'étude du métabolisme urbain L'écologie politique urbaine (EPU) est une discipline qui explore les interactions entre les facteurs sociaux, politiques, économiques et naturels dans la production et la reproduction des milieux urbains, interprétés comme hybrides socio-naturels. Le but de cet article est, à partir d'une revue bibliographique de la production scientifique, d'identifier les thèmes principaux et les axes de recherche pour mettre en évidence de nouvelles approches à partir desquelles aborder de manière critique les interactions socio-écologiques dans les villes pour être en mesure d'envisager de nouveaux modèles urbains durables, tant du point de vue écologique que social. Mots-clés: écologie politique urbaine; analyse bibliographique; métabolisme urbain; socionatures; risques naturels Abstract. Urban political ecology: Twenty years of criticism, self-criticism and expansion of frontiers in the study of urban metabolism Urban political ecology (UPE) is a discipline that explores the interactions between social, political, economic and natural factors in the production and reproduction of urban environments, which are understood as socio-natural hybrids. Drawing from the literature on UPE, the aim of this article is to identify the main topics and research areas with a view to highlighting new approaches for critically addressing socio-ecological interactions in cities and proposing new urban models that are both ecologically and socially sustainable.

Urban political ecology: a critical reconfiguration

“…How should we conceptualize subject formation in response to environmental threats? In Stijn Oosterlynck and Erik Swyngedouw’s study of aircraft noise, for example, their analytical entry point is the ‘ontological foundation of the political’ rather than the delineation of the ‘noise sensitive’ human subject (Oosterlynck and Swyngedouw, 2010: 1579). In fact, urban political ecology is well placed to hold these contrasting intellectual vantage points in productive tension, combining subjective dimensions to the experience of soundscapes with structural aspects to the production of noise (see, for example, Flitner, 2007).…”

“…And perhaps the first systematic overview of the emerging field is offered by Roger Keil, in a perceptive essay published in 2003, where he notes that urban political ecology serves not so much as a distinctive theoretical position in itself, but rather as a critical lens through which to explore a series of urban environmental and epidemiological developments (see Keil, 2003). Now is an apposite moment to reflect on the current status and future direction of the field, and build on a number of wide-ranging reviews that have recently been published (see in particular Doshi, 2017;Gabriel, 2014;Heynen, 2014;Loftus, 2019;Navascués, 2017;Tzaninis et al 2021).…”

Ecologia política e agricultura urbana na América Latina

“…Contudo, é interessante observar como diferentes abordagens de um mesmo problema aparecem. Alguns tratam como objeto o híbrido socionatural e o metabolismo urbano (DOMENÉ, 2006;MILBOURNE, 2012;MCLAIN et al , 2014;OROPEZA, 2019;SHILLINGTON, 2013;SWYNGEDOUW, 1997;VILLAR NAVASCUÉS, 2017), outros a normativa urbana (MOORE, 2006), a paisagem (DOMENÉ;SAURÍ, 2007), e também o território (PORTO-GONÇALVES, 2012) se olhado apenas a ecologia política. Apesar das diferentes abordagens, o foco central dos estudos é a urbanização capitalista e a formas de reapropriação social da natureza , como apresenta Porto-Gonçalves (2012), diante da clara relação e contribuição da agricultura urbana para a discussão e prática deste processo.…”

What Governance? The Role of Public and Private Stakeholders in Water Supply Management in Mediterranean Coastal Tourist Destinations: The Case of the Costa Brava

“…Urban Political Ecology (UPE) and water metabolism research have provided science with a theoretical framework that allows us to explore the relationships between the different social, political, economic and natural elements that interact in urban environments [15]. In fact, water management refers not only to the technical but also the political, social and organizational aspects of water supply and sanitation [16].…”