Costs of water conflicts facing pineapple monoculture in Milano, Siquirres

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Gu Navarro, Rebeca, Díaz González, Leonardo
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2026
Kuvaus:This article analyzes the socio-environmental conflict generated by the pineapple industry in Costa Rica, specifically the case of water pollution in Siquirres, from the perspective of political ecology, extractivism, and gender studies. It argues that the Costa Rican state, in its role as promoter of a “green extractivism” model, facilitated the accumulation of capital for transnational corporations at the cost of socio-environmental degradation. The analysis identifies the actors in conflict and shows the mechanisms that allow the costs of pollution to be transferred to communities, falling disproportionately on women. They face a triple burden: increased reproductive labor due to water scarcity, the impacts on their health, and the leadership of community activism in defense of water. 
Maa:Portal de Revistas UCR
Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kieli:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/2576
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ciep/article/view/2576
Sanahaku:Extractivismo
Ecología política
Conflicto socioambiental
Monocultivo de piña
Contaminación
Gestión comunitaria del agua
Ecofeminismo
Género
Caribe
Costa Rica
Extractivism
Political ecology
Socio-environmental conflict
Pineapple monoculture
Pollution
Community water management
Ecofeminism
Gender
Caribbean