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Water, State and the City: Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment

Autor A. Ioris
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 24 apr 2015
The book investigates the complexity of the Latin American mega cities and the multiple commitments of the apparatus of the state with a focus on the failures of the public water sector. It offers an innovative interpretation of large-scale urbanization, one of the most challenging questions affecting Latin American governments and society.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137468666
ISBN-10: 1137468661
Pagini: 151
Ilustrații: XII, 151 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Ediția:2015
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Colecția Palgrave Pivot
Seria Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. State, Water and the Production of the Latin American City 2. The Exclusionary City, Political Statehood and a Thirsty Population 3. National Development and Urban Water Demands through the Mexican Capital City 4. The Urbanisation of Lima, Neoliberal Reforms and Water-related Tensions 5. Water Problems and Conflicting Water Values in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region 6. About the City, Water and the State: The Way Forward ?

Notă biografică

Antonio Ioris is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Edinburgh, UK. His work focuses on the political aspects of the interconnections between nature and society. He has conducted extensive research in several countries, including Scotland, Brazil, Portugal and Peru, using water management as an entry point into the political ecology of the allocation, use and conservation of natural resources.