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Water, State and the City
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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.
Autorentext
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.
Inhalt
- 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 ?
Weitere Informationen
- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09781137468666
- Sprache Englisch
- Auflage 2015.
- Genre Political Science
- Größe H216mm x B140mm
- Jahr 2015
- EAN 9781137468666
- Format Fester Einband
- ISBN 978-1-137-46866-6
- Veröffentlichung 24.04.2015
- Titel Water, State and the City
- Autor A. Ioris
- Untertitel Cities and the Global Politics of the Environment
- Gewicht 3109g
- Herausgeber SPRINGER VERLAG GMBH
- Anzahl Seiten 151
- Lesemotiv Verstehen