Ecological distributive conflict

Distributive ecological conflict is a term introduced by Joan Martínez-Alier[1] and Martin O'Connor[2] to characterise the conflictive dynamics generated in the exercise of power, when using natural resources, where different social actors enter into dispute over territory. The study of distributive ecological conflicts is a field of study for Ecological Economics and Political Ecology.

In the modern world, due to the great stress in which the planet is submitted, many distributive ecological conflicts have been generated. The oil industry,[3] coal,[4] mining in general and agro-industry[5] are focal points of distributive ecological conflicts, where actors such as investors, the State and affected communities intervene.

Claims for the rights of affected communities are cases that are studied within Environmental Justice. In many of these cases, a technical instrument known as Environmental Liabilities is used to claim payment of damages.

References

Martinez-Alier, Joan (6 January 2016). "Social metabolism and conflicts over extractivism". Environmental Governance in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 58–85. ISBN 978-1-137-57408-4.
O'Connor, Martin (1995). "Ecological distribution and distributed sustainability". Sustainable development: Concepts, rationalities and strategies. Dordrecht: Springer.
Orta-Martinez, Marti (2010). "Oil frontiers and indigenous resistance in the Peruvian Amazon". Ecological Economics. 70 (2): 207–218. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.022.
Cardoso, Andrea (2015). "Behind the life cycle of coal: Socio-environmental liabilities of coal mining in Cesar, Colombia". Ecological Economics. 120: 71–82. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.10.004.
Correa-García, Esteban. "Territorial transformations produced by the sugarcane agroindustry in the ethnic communities of López Adentro and El Tiple, Colombia". Land Use Policy. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.022.

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[1] Martinez-Alier, Joan (6 January 2016). "Social metabolism and conflicts over extractivism". Environmental Governance in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 58–85. ISBN 978-1-137-57408-4.

[2] O'Connor, Martin (1995). "Ecological distribution and distributed sustainability". Sustainable development: Concepts, rationalities and strategies. Dordrecht: Springer.

[3] Orta-Martinez, Marti (2010). "Oil frontiers and indigenous resistance in the Peruvian Amazon". Ecological Economics. 70 (2): 207–218. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.022.

[4] Cardoso, Andrea (2015). "Behind the life cycle of coal: Socio-environmental liabilities of coal mining in Cesar, Colombia". Ecological Economics. 120: 71–82. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.10.004.

[5] Correa-García, Esteban. "Territorial transformations produced by the sugarcane agroindustry in the ethnic communities of López Adentro and El Tiple, Colombia". Land Use Policy. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.022.