Transnational Corporations in Urban Water Governance

This book examines the role played by business in urban water governance by analyzing the evolution of the global private water sector along with four public-private partnerships in Mexico and the U.S.

Autorentext

Joyce Valdovinos is a Research Fellow with the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt) at Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial (CeontroGeo). She holds a PhD in Geography and Urban Planning from Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3, France.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. The Transnational Space for Water 2. Unravelling the Global Private Water Sector 3. From Local Water Companies to Transnational Corporations: Veolia and Suez 4. Transnational Water Corporations in Aguascalientes and Mexico City: The Limits of Adaptation Strategies in a Highly Politicized and Centralized Water Sector 5. Learning from the Past and Adapting to the Future in a Competitive U.S. Water Sector: Public-Private Partnerships in Atlanta and Milwaukee Conclusion