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Uncovering Environmental Justice in the Small-scale Aquaculture Sector: Evidence from the Province of Bulacan, Philippines

Albrecht, Julia LU (2023) HEKM51 20231
Department of Human Geography
Human Ecology
Abstract
Coastal areas are undergoing significant socio-ecological changes which intensify the control, extraction, and contestation over coastal resources. These changes have severe justice implications for those strongly dependent on coastal resources, including small-scale aquaculture (SSA) farmers. Yet, research on injustices faced by SSA farmers remains limited. By using a case study approach focused on Bulacan province in the Philippines, this study aims to investigate the distributional, recognitional, and procedural injustices confronting SSA farmers. Through the analysis of this study, I identified several forms of coastal development, including industrial expansion, urbanization, and infrastructure growth causing substantial... (More)
Coastal areas are undergoing significant socio-ecological changes which intensify the control, extraction, and contestation over coastal resources. These changes have severe justice implications for those strongly dependent on coastal resources, including small-scale aquaculture (SSA) farmers. Yet, research on injustices faced by SSA farmers remains limited. By using a case study approach focused on Bulacan province in the Philippines, this study aims to investigate the distributional, recognitional, and procedural injustices confronting SSA farmers. Through the analysis of this study, I identified several forms of coastal development, including industrial expansion, urbanization, and infrastructure growth causing substantial socio-ecological burdens which are disproportionally borne by SSA farmers. These include exclusion, environmental degradation, and pollution. These distributional inequalities are further compounded by various recognitional and procedural inequalities that SSA farmers experience in securing their resource access, having their needs and interests recognized, and meaningfully taking part in decision-making. A range of interconnected issues of distributional, recognitional, and procedural justice emerged that exacerbate SSA farmers’ vulnerability and marginalization. Drawing from these findings, I emphasize the vital importance of adopting an explicit environmental justice framing in all decision-making that affects the livelihoods of SSA farmers. (Less)
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Albrecht, Julia LU
supervisor
organization
course
HEKM51 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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language
English
id
9138479
date added to LUP
2023-09-18 16:32:16
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2023-09-18 16:32:16
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  abstract     = {{Coastal areas are undergoing significant socio-ecological changes which intensify the control, extraction, and contestation over coastal resources. These changes have severe justice implications for those strongly dependent on coastal resources, including small-scale aquaculture (SSA) farmers. Yet, research on injustices faced by SSA farmers remains limited. By using a case study approach focused on Bulacan province in the Philippines, this study aims to investigate the distributional, recognitional, and procedural injustices confronting SSA farmers. Through the analysis of this study, I identified several forms of coastal development, including industrial expansion, urbanization, and infrastructure growth causing substantial socio-ecological burdens which are disproportionally borne by SSA farmers. These include exclusion, environmental degradation, and pollution. These distributional inequalities are further compounded by various recognitional and procedural inequalities that SSA farmers experience in securing their resource access, having their needs and interests recognized, and meaningfully taking part in decision-making. A range of interconnected issues of distributional, recognitional, and procedural justice emerged that exacerbate SSA farmers’ vulnerability and marginalization. Drawing from these findings, I emphasize the vital importance of adopting an explicit environmental justice framing in all decision-making that affects the livelihoods of SSA farmers.}},
  author       = {{Albrecht, Julia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Uncovering Environmental Justice in the Small-scale Aquaculture Sector: Evidence from the Province of Bulacan, Philippines}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}