¿Cómo lograr un mundo donde quepan todos los mundos? Análisis de la controversia ambiental del cerro Perito Moreno, Río Negro, Argentina (2010-2013)

Abstract

This article enlarges some of the results of the thesis “Is there ski without real estate? Analysis of the Perito Moreno mountain environmental controversy in El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina (2010-2013). In the thesis, representations and practices of the parts involved were investigated, in the construction of the controversy as well as in their change process, through documents analysis (the record, press media, technical reports from the companies and government organizations) and in depth interviews to key informants. A constructivist approach was taken, adopting the qualitative paradigm and the case study strategy. The article explores the special characteristics of environmental controversies in Latin America (cultural differences, weak institutional systems and environmental policies, and the difficulty in sitting its main actors at a negotiation table) to observe the challenges related to the possibility to achieve a participatory debate. Cultural differences in the parts involved were analyzed, as well as the factors that could originate them. The practices chosen by the parts to reach their objectives were also investigated. In the case studied, a judicial, territorial and institutional productivity could be observed, in spite of the fact that the parts have not taken part in a formal debate.