Territorial implications of the new uses of agricultural soil in the county of Monte

Abstract

Rural territories have shown significant transformation during the past few decades, within the development model implemented in the country. The rural spaces close to cities become an integral part of the urban spaces throughnew life and consumption habits. The territories become more and more interdependent but also more and more diversified, which gives rise to variousforms of appropriation -a situation that often times creates conflicts because of the coexistence between different productive and social logics. It is within such context that this paper analyzes the territorial changes manifested in rural areas and conflicts which emerge from the different ways that the territory is used. Our focus is on the county of Monte, province of Buenos Aires, and on the territorial implications created between poultry farmingand the expansion of non-agroproductive activities. The analysis carried out allows us to visualize the situation of the intervening actors, the interests at stake and their impact in the use and appropriation of territory.