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“Andás con tu límite por fuera” . Conflictos jurisdiccionales y descontrol territorial en los Parques Nacionales Los Glaciares y Perito Moreno (Argentina)
Territorial ambiguity within Los Glaciares and Perito Moreno National Parks has weakened institutional control, enabling neoliberal conservation practices to expand. This study reveals that conflicting laws and jurisdictional disputes between national parks and Santa Cruz provincial authorities have led to a lack of regulatory oversight, facilitating commercial encroachment in these protected areas. Researchers analyzed legal documents, conducted interviews, and observed park activities to demonstrate how normative ambiguity has diminished institutional power and allowed the advancement of neoliberal conservation frontiers, particularly in Los Glaciares National Park.
Landslide susceptibility mapping in the Northern part of Los Glaciares National Park, Southern Patagonia, Argentina using remote sensing, GIS and frequency ratio model
A high-accuracy Landslide Susceptibility Map (LSM) for the northern part of Los Glaciares National Park reveals that geomorphology, land cover, lithology, and elevation are the most critical factors influencing slope instability in deglaciated environments. The study, using remote sensing, GIS analysis, and a Frequency Ratio Model (FRM), identified Quaternary deposits, ice-contact topography, and innermost lateral moraines as particularly prone to landslides, including moraine collapses, debris flows, and rockfalls. With an AUC accuracy of 0.804, the LSM provides actionable insights for hazard management in this glacier-shrinking region, aiding infrastructure protection for residents and tourists.
Structure, seismostratigraphy, and tectonic evolution of Lago Roca (southern Patagonia, Argentina)
A comprehensive seismic survey of Lago Roca, located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Los Glaciares National Park, reveals the lake's structural asymmetry and tectonic activity. The study identifies two sub-basins separated by a central basement high with a pop-up structure, bounded by NE–SW trending strike-slip faults linked to the regional 'Lago Argentino transfer fault.' This active fault segment, confirmed by shallow seismicity, has deformed the lake's sedimentary infill and created subsidiary normal faults. The findings suggest Lago Roca is a pull-apart basin typical of transform margins, with its evolution modeled based on seismic data and regional tectonics.
Caracterización y reconstrucción del deslizamiento Agassiz mediante el uso de datos geoespaciales. Patagonia Austral, Argentina
A large rotational landslide, involving soil and moraine material, occurred on February 10, 2013, on the western slope of Upsala Channel in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina. This event was linked to the retreat of the Upsala Glacier, which induced slope relaxation and instability. The study reconstructed the landslide using geo-spatial data, including satellite imagery, digital elevation models, historical photographs, bathymetric data, and park ranger accounts. Conditioning factors included unconsolidated moraine material, steep east-facing slopes prone to solar heating, and soil creep processes. Potential triggers were sediment saturation from runoff or rainfall, glacial erosion, and seismic activity. The slope exhibited instability for over 20 years prior to the landslide, suggesting ongoing risk.
The Patagonian Sublime: The Green Economy and Post-Neoliberal Politics by Marcos Mendoza
Marcos Mendoza's book, 'The Patagonian Sublime: The Green Economy and Post-Neoliberal Politics,' reveals that Argentina's Kirchnerismo movement integrates conservation and economic development through a strategy termed 'green productivism.' This approach, rooted in public-private alliances, leverages rent capture, place branding, and land monopolization to drive tourism growth while undermining long-term sustainability. Mendoza's 18-month ethnographic study in El Chaltén, near Los Glaciares National Park, exposes contradictions in post-neoliberal development by analyzing interactions among diverse stakeholders—tourists, entrepreneurs, park rangers, and activists—to demonstrate how conservation and extraction coexist under a 'semiotic estate.' The research highlights Patagonia as a case study for broader tensions between economic nationalism, environmental governance, and sustainable development.
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