Aproximación sociopolítica para el análisis de políticas de conservación en contextos urbanos: entre servicios ambientales y áreas naturales protegidas

Abstract

This paper proposes a sociopolitical approach to analyze the challenges faced by decision makers and society in general in two convergent conservation policies implementation in urban contexts in Mexico: environmental services or hydrological ecosystems services and protected natural areas. Components of a sociopolitical approach are theoretically and methodologically delineated to analyze both conservation policies in recently published academic literature. It is studied both public policy instruments and social processes and interactions they bring about with their implementation to achieve socioecosystems conservation in urban contexts in Mexico. It is concluded that it is essential to study these topics in depth.