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where have proven to be a good alternative for rural economies (Barkin 2001). The
results of this research provide elements to design and evaluate public policies on
indigenous issues at the local level, focused on regional intercultural development,
specially where binational indigenous communities occur. We suggested that the
indicators proposed in this research be incorporated into local programs developed
in rural indigenous communities to monitor and evaluate their way to sustainability.
Similarly, considering MEICS as a management tool would allow partnerships with
decision-makers to jointly and creatively find long-term solutions to the problems
of environmental management where intercultural issues prevail. Also, intercultural topics influence the quality of life of the indigenous communities, encourage
the participation of the people regarding their mixture of modern culture and old
traditions, and must be the basis to design projects and programs appropriate for
each community.
Acknowledgments The authors would like to express their gratitude to the indigenous communities of El Mayor Cucapá, San Antonio Necua, Santa Catarina for facilitating the information during
the fieldwork. Also, to the Red of Patrimonio Biocultural from Conacyt for financing fieldwork on
the communities. Also, to Alejandro García Gastelum who supported the research at the starting
point. And to Sergio Zárate for the English review.
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N (ed) ¿Una Nueva Ruralidad en América Latina? CLACSO, Consejo Latinoamericano de
Ciencias Sociales, Buenos Aires, pp 81–99
Barkin D (1998) Riqueza, pobreza y desarrollo sustentable. Editorial Jus y Centro de Ecología y
Desarrollo, México
Berkes F, Folke C (1994) Investing in cultural capital for sustainable use of natural capital. In:
Jansson AM, Hammer M, Folke C, Costanza R (eds) Investing in natural capital: the ecological
economics approach to sustainability. Island Press, Washington
Bringas RNL, González AIIJ (2004) El turismo alternativo: una opción para el desarrollo local en
dos comunidades indígenas de Baja California. Econ Soc y Territ 15:551–590
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where have proven to be a good alternative for rural economies (Barkin 2001). The
results of this research provide elements to design and evaluate public policies on
indigenous issues at the local level, focused on regional intercultural development,
specially where binational indigenous communities occur. We suggested that the
indicators proposed in this research be incorporated into local programs developed
in rural indigenous communities to monitor and evaluate their way to sustainability.
Similarly, considering MEICS as a management tool would allow partnerships with
decision-makers to jointly and creatively find long-term solutions to the problems
of environmental management where intercultural issues prevail. Also, intercultural topics influence the quality of life of the indigenous communities, encourage
the participation of the people regarding their mixture of modern culture and old
traditions, and must be the basis to design projects and programs appropriate for
each community.
Acknowledgments The authors would like to express their gratitude to the indigenous communities of El Mayor Cucapá, San Antonio Necua, Santa Catarina for facilitating the information during
the fieldwork. Also, to the Red of Patrimonio Biocultural from Conacyt for financing fieldwork on
the communities. Also, to Alejandro García Gastelum who supported the research at the starting
point. And to Sergio Zárate for the English review.
References
Barkin D (2001) Superando el paradigma neoliberal: desarrollo popular sustentable. In: Giarraca
N (ed) ¿Una Nueva Ruralidad en América Latina? CLACSO, Consejo Latinoamericano de
Ciencias Sociales, Buenos Aires, pp 81–99
Barkin D (1998) Riqueza, pobreza y desarrollo sustentable. Editorial Jus y Centro de Ecología y
Desarrollo, México
Berkes F, Folke C (1994) Investing in cultural capital for sustainable use of natural capital. In:
Jansson AM, Hammer M, Folke C, Costanza R (eds) Investing in natural capital: the ecological
economics approach to sustainability. Island Press, Washington
Bringas RNL, González AIIJ (2004) El turismo alternativo: una opción para el desarrollo local en
dos comunidades indígenas de Baja California. Econ Soc y Territ 15:551–590
Camarena OL (2009) La salud desde lo social: Caso pueblo indígena cucapá. 206. http://docencia.
colef.mx/system/file/ponencias/mesa. Accessed 10 Apr 2019
Chambers R, Conway G (1992) Sustainable rural livelihoods: practical concepts for the 21st century. Institute of Development Studies, Brigton
Del Val J, Rodríguez N, Rubio M, Sánchez C, Zolla C, Cunningham M (2008) Los pueblos indígenas y los indicadores de bienestar y desarrollo. Pacto del Pedregal. http://www.inegi.org.
mx/inegi/contenidos/espanol/eventos/IXeieg/doctos/30desep/sesion4b/informe.pdf. Accessed
22 Aug 2008
Delgado G (2008) Historia de México: legado histórico y pasado reciente, 2nd edn. Prentice Hall/
Pearson, México
Galván-Martínez D, Fermán-Almada JL, Espejel I (2016) ¿Sustentabilidad comunitaria indígena?
Un modelo integral. Soc y Ambient:4–22
Garduño E (2015) Yumanos Pueblos Indígenas de México en el siglo XXI. Comisión Nacional
para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, México
Garduño E (2016) La frontera norte de México: Campo de desplazamiento, interacción y disputa.
Front Norte 28:131–151
D. Galván-Martínez et al.