Water and Government as structuring axes of the processes of habitat transformation in the arid of Mendoza (Argentina)

Abstract

Its consider that the rural habitat of the not irrigated dry land of Mendoza (Argentina) with a dispersed pattern of land occupation and linked mainly to the breeding of goats. But the territorial transformation linked with scarcity of superficial water in addition to the public policies in services and infrastructure have influences the habitat configuration, detecting diverse villages. From the use of qualitative methods, two villages are characterized as case studies. The institutional and ecological aspects that affect its configuration- transformation are investigated in relation to its historical trajectory. The results show that these villages have their own characteristics and that they are different from the dispersed habitat, where their consideration would enrich the enunciation of public policies in order to visualize the dynamics present in the territory and the heterogeneity of its configuration.