Aproximaciones al análisis de los conflictos ambientales en la Patagonia: reflexiones de historia reciente 1980-2005

the article deals with a social history of environment in the region of patag？nia and is especially focused on the present and the future of the region. three different lines of reflections are examined. the first is the analysis of the environmental conflicts in the recent history of patag？nia. the second is a look at the protest movements against businesses in the region that risk the environment a third line of reflection discusses the changes in the representations of patag？nia, environment and territory. the article also gives an explanation of why an active citizenship movement in defense of the environment has taken place in the past decades, considering that patag？nia is a territory that has been exploited since its military conquest.