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About Victoria Vidal

Master in Environmental Sciences, Universidad de la República, Uruguay, and Political Ecology and Alternatives to development, Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar, Ecuador, member of the Red Unión de la Costa.

Cities • 02.07.2025

The beach in dispute: Social movements in defence of the coastal ecosystem in Uruguay

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By: Victoria Vidal, Ana Lía Ciganda, Sandra Corbo

Uruguay’s coastal ecosystems face numerous threats – water pollution, population density, gentrification, tourism. In this article the authors explore how the social movement Red Unión de la Costa organises to address these threats.