Mapeamento de atores para o ordenamento de interfaces urbano-rurais em terras secas

Abstract

Stakeholder mapping is used as a tool to identify social relations and develop management strategies, but its inclusion in land-use planning has not yet acquired relevance. This article reflects on the usefulness of this technique to express the multi-actor nature that characterizes urban-rural interface territories and to elaborate linkage proposals that facilitate the implementation and sustainability of alternative territorial projects. It is argued that identifying the heterogeneity of actors is fundamental to think of strategies to mitigate the environmental impacts of urban encroachment on rural and natural areas, while an intermunicipal territory of urban-rural interface of the San Juan Metropolitan Area is presented as a case study. The results include the individualization of the general scheme of alliances and coalitions among actors, the clarification of the channels of influence among them and the visibility of the spaces of power in which they participate. The identification of the relational system of actors in interface territories through mapping is useful in the design of public policies aimed at mitigating urbanization processes in rural and natural areas.