Water, State and the City
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.
| Autor: | Ioris, A. |
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| ISBN: | 9781137468666 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 151 |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Veröffentlicht: | 24.04.2015 |
| Schlagworte: | American Government Latin America Mega Cities city conflicts neo liberalism reforms state urbanization water |
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.