THEORETICAL MODEL FOR THE COMPREHENSION OF SOCIOECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS IN AGROECOLOGICAL FAMILY UNITS

Abstract

The objective of this research was to propose a theoretical model of agroecological process as a tool to understand the socio-ecological dynamics in family units. The study was conducted under the approach of complex systems for studies of socio-ecological systems through the use of mixed methods with theoretical and empirical bases, by following three phases: description of the phenomenon, construction of the system and validation of the model. To design the model three categories and 25 subcategories of analysis were proposed. The components involved in the phenomenon at local, regional and global levels were identified, which configure a history and spatial scale analysis in three procedural levels. Despite the need for construction of theoretical models from the specific context of each system, this model is a way of representing the phenomenon as a possible proposal to be extrapolated. At the end of the modeling it is possible to understand the structure and functioning of the system, allowing the analysis of future possibilities towards a greater socio-ecological sustainability.