[Un]woven ecologies. A discourse on relationship

Abstract

This article reflects on characters, interactions and conflicts between multiple practices of spatial production in the foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazon, making operational some concepts elaborated within 'Decolonial Thought', particularly the concept of 'colonial difference'. The case study investigated is the Tena Canton, Napo province, a territory marked by socioeconomic and environmental inequalities and even broader political divergences. The hypothesis supported here is that, by making visible the forms and logics of the relationship between the different social groups that are established from the bodies-knowledge, it is possible to imagine territorial planning strategies in search of new spaces, economies and styles of settlement.

Keywords: Amazon decolonial urbanism, Relational urbanism, Chakra kichwa