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ID115042
Title ProperEco-frontier and place-making
Other Title Informationthe unexpected transformation of a sustainable settlement project in the Amazon
LanguageENG
AuthorSartre, Xavier Arnauld de ;  Berdoulay, Vincent ;  Lopes, Raquel da Silva
Publication2012.
Summary / Abstract (Note)An important issue today is the compatibility of agricultural frontiers, which are driven by economic objectives, with conservationist views. In the Amazon, family farmers are concerned with this issue since they are at the same time actors of the agricultural frontier and considered as potential actors of the preservation of the forest. Through the study of a highly symbolic settlement project in the State of ParĂ¡, this paper focuses on the role that family farmers can play in meeting sustainability goals. The central argument which is developed in this paper is that this objective may be achieved when projects do not presuppose social and spatial relationships; rather, it advocates an approach which is attentive to place-making processes.
`In' analytical NoteGeopolitics Vol. 17, No.3; 2012: p.578-606
Journal SourceGeopolitics Vol. 17, No.3; 2012: p.578-606
Key WordsAgricultural Frontiers ;  Amazon ;  Sustainable Settlement Project