Conceptual Approach to the Carrying Capacity Model

Abstract

The sustainability of contemporaneous Latin American territories is currently in crisis. The value of resources in our region and their exploitation has resulted in negative impacts for the quality of living of our habitats. This has led to inequality, poverty, marginalization and severe damage to environmental structures. For these reasons, this research is based on the paradigm of sustainability, focusing on the understanding of the variables we need to consider in order to change this self-destructive rationale and propose new strategies for the sustainable arrangement of our territories (Cortés 2010). This paper is presented as a thoughtful look that consolidates the concept of carrying capacity as a tool to develop an inclusive and equitable approach to be applied in our Latin American territories in the future.