Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-GUERRA, Andrea  and  ESPINEL-ORTIZ, Marcia. Socio-environmental conflicts associated with the change in urban metabolism: Rumiñahui -Ecuador. Rev. Inv. Cs. Agro. y Vet. [online]. 2021, vol.5, n.13, pp.29-52. ISSN L:2664-0902.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistaalfa.v5i13.96.

The peri-urban parish of Sangolquí in Rumiñahui-Ecuador is an example of the transformation between the city and the countryside. The migration of inhabitants to cities and vice versa has modified the use of energy and available materials. Agricultural and livestock practices have been transformed and have produced socio-environmental conflicts. The research aimed to analyze the changes of material and energy flows; that is, rural, urban and industrial metabolisms of the sector and their interaction. Through the flow/background analysis of the uses of time and land, and qualitative and quantitative methods, a comprehensive view of the metabolism of the sector was obtained. The urban/industrial interaction with the peri-urban area, generates human displacements, and accentuates the competition for natural resources between metabolisms. This implies changes in agricultural culture and environmental degradation that conditions the use of resources such as water and soil.

Keywords : Industrial metabolism; socio-environmental conflicts; urban ecosystem.

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