This thesis explores the Atrato River Basin in Colombia as a living, socio-ecological system whose recognition as a subject of rights in 2016 redefined the relationship between law, territory, and community. Through the landmark Constitutional Court ruling T-622, the Atrato was granted rights to protection, conservation, maintenance, and restoration, acknowledging its agency as a living entity essential to the life of Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities. The research situates the river not merely as a hydrological body but as a space of coexistence where daily life, memory, and environmental fragility converge. Structured as an atlas, the project combines narrative, catalog, and cartography to visualize the complex interactions between natural systems, cultural practices, and socio-political dynamics across the basin. Organized into three interrelated categories—Living Systems, Traces, and Fragilities—the work reveals how ecological processes, traditional livelihoods, and contemporary vulnerabilities overlap in a constantly transforming landscape. The atlas becomes both a tool for understanding and a proposal for reparation and stewardship. It contributes to the formulation of imaginaries that promote the river’s protection and reparation.
Questa tesi esplora il bacino del fiume Atrato in Colombia come un sistema socio-ecologico vivente, il cui riconoscimento come soggetto di diritti, avvenuto nel 2016, ha ridefinito la relazione tra diritto, territorio e comunità. Con la storica sentenza T-622 della Corte Costituzionale, all’Atrato sono stati conferiti i diritti di protezione, conservazione, manutenzione e riparazione, riconoscendone l’agenzia come entità vivente essenziale per la vita delle comunità afro-discendenti e indigene. La ricerca considera il fiume non solo come un corpo idrologico, ma come uno spazio di convivenza dove si intrecciano vita quotidiana, memoria e fragilità ambientale. Strutturato come un atlante, il progetto combina narrazione, catalogo e cartografia per visualizzare le complesse interazioni tra sistemi naturali, pratiche culturali e dinamiche socio-politiche lungo il bacino. Organizzato in tre categorie interrelate — Sistemi Viventi, Tracce e Fragilità — il lavoro rivela come i processi ecologici, le pratiche tradizionali e le vulnerabilità contemporanee si sovrappongano in un paesaggio in continua trasformazione. L’atlante diventa allo stesso tempo uno strumento di comprensione e una proposta di riparazione e custodia. Contribuisce alla formulazione di immaginari che promuovono la protezione e la riparazione del fiume.
Atrato atlas : more-than-a-river : shifting landscapes perspectives
Garzon Soto, Ana Maria;Ballesteros Calderon, Federico
2025/2026
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This thesis explores the Atrato River Basin in Colombia as a living, socio-ecological system whose recognition as a subject of rights in 2016 redefined the relationship between law, territory, and community. Through the landmark Constitutional Court ruling T-622, the Atrato was granted rights to protection, conservation, maintenance, and restoration, acknowledging its agency as a living entity essential to the life of Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities. The research situates the river not merely as a hydrological body but as a space of coexistence where daily life, memory, and environmental fragility converge. Structured as an atlas, the project combines narrative, catalog, and cartography to visualize the complex interactions between natural systems, cultural practices, and socio-political dynamics across the basin. Organized into three interrelated categories—Living Systems, Traces, and Fragilities—the work reveals how ecological processes, traditional livelihoods, and contemporary vulnerabilities overlap in a constantly transforming landscape. The atlas becomes both a tool for understanding and a proposal for reparation and stewardship. It contributes to the formulation of imaginaries that promote the river’s protection and reparation.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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Descrizione: This thesis explores the Atrato River Basin in Colombia as a living, socio-ecological system whose recognition as a subject of rights in 2016 redefined the relationship between law, territory, and community. Through the landmark Constitutional Court ruling T-622, the Atrato was granted rights to protection, conservation, maintenance, and restoration, acknowledging its agency as a living entity essential to the life of Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities. The research situates the river not merely as a hydrological body but as a space of coexistence where daily life, memory, and environmental fragility converge. Structured as an atlas, the project combines narrative, catalog, and cartography to visualize the complex interactions between natural systems, cultural practices, and socio-political dynamics across the basin. Organized into three interrelated categories—Living Systems, Traces, and Fragilities—the work reveals how ecological processes, traditional livelihoods, and contemporary vulnerabilities overlap in a constantly transforming landscape. The atlas becomes both a tool for understanding and a proposal for reparation and stewardship. It contributes to the formulation of imaginaries that promote the river’s protection and reparation.
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