Riverhood: Political ecologies of socionature commoning and translocal struggles for water justice

R Boelens, A Escobar, K Bakker… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Mega-damming, pollution and depletion endanger rivers worldwide. Meanwhile, modernist
imaginaries of ordering 'unruly waters and humans' have become cornerstones of hydraulic …

Waterscapes and hydrosocial territories: Thinking space in political ecologies of water

S Flaminio, G Rouillé-Kielo… - Progress in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past two decades,'waterscape'and 'hydrosocial territory'have gained momentum in
political ecologies of water. These concepts explore the material outcomes of the interplay of …

[HTML][HTML] Governmentalities, hydrosocial territories & recognition politics: The making of objects and subjects for climate change adaptation in Ecuador

M Mills-Novoa, R Boelens, J Hoogesteger, J Vos - Geoforum, 2020 - Elsevier
Adaptation to climate change has become a major policy and project focus for donors and
governments globally. In this article, we provide insight into how adaptation projects …

Hydrosocial territories, agro-export and water scarcity: capitalist territorial transformations and water governance in Peru's coastal valleys

G Damonte, R Boelens - Rural–Urban Water Struggles, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
In recent decades, an agro-export boom has deeply transformed Peru's coastal valleys,
resulting in dramatic territorial changes and social inequality in the Ica Valley. This article …

Waves of change: A preliminary literature review of non-drinkable water and environmental justice research

K Canfield, A Cato, K Torso… - Hydrological Sciences …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
For decades, researchers have sought to document injustices, highlight activism, and
identify pathways in moving toward environmental justice (EJ). EJ research regarding water …

Water governmentalities: The shaping of hydrosocial territories, water transfers and rural–urban subjects in Latin America

L Hommes, R Boelens, S Bleeker… - … and Planning E …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
With increasing water consumption and pollution in cities and expanding urban areas,
impacts on rural areas as water extraction and waste disposal zones are intensifying. To …

The practices and politics of irrigated urban agriculture

GJ Veldwisch, P Amerasinghe, S Letema… - Water …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this special issue we focus on irrigated urban agriculture (IUA), which we define as all
agricultural practices in urban areas that use any form of urban water for crop cultivation …

Shared injustice, splintered solidarity: Water governance across urban-rural divides

L Shi, S Ahmad, P Shukla, S Yupho - Global Environmental Change, 2021 - Elsevier
In response to rapid urbanization and intensifying climatological instability, cities are
implementing major water infrastructure projects to mitigate water supply and flood risks …

Hydrosocial geographies: Cycles, spaces and spheres of concern

YK Liao, JJ Schmidt - Progress in Environmental Geography, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Over recent decades, hydrosocial scholarship focusing on the plural, often contested
relations of waters and societies has advanced significantly. This article reviews hydrosocial …

From scythe to smartphone: Rural transformation in Romania evidenced by the perception of rural land and population

RM Petrescu-Mag, DC Petrescu, H Azadi - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
History, economy, policy arrangements, and individual choices can all explain changes in
ruralness. The rural transformation represents the main focus of this study which is intended …