Abstract

SANTES ALVAREZ, Ricardo V.  and  RIEMANN GONZALEZ, Hugo. Governance of infrastructure and ecosystem sustainability in Punta Colonet, Baja California state, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2013, vol.75, n.1, pp.91-124. ISSN 2594-0651.

This article studies the sociopolitical and environmental problems associated with the likely construction of a port at Punta Colonet in Baja California State. Announced as the federal government's main infrastructure project, it overlooks earlier commitments to conserving local resources and interests. The confrontation that has emerged between "developmentalists" and "conservationists" glosses over a major concern: institutional strength. As a result, the analysis is mainly based on regulations, government action and social participation. Moreover, a balance is proposed between infrastructure and sustainability through an alternative governance framework, whereby an area would be created especially for conservation.

Keywords : environmental governance; gobernance; political institutions; conservation of resources; environmental deterioration; infrastructure.