Re-imagining cities as ecosystems: environmental subject formation in Auckland and Mexico City

• Published in: Urban research & practice Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 350 - 365
• Main Authors: Acosta García, Raúl, Aschenbrenner, Marie, Dürr, Eveline, Winder, Gordon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 27.05.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Cities; Civil society; Ecosystems; environmentality; Governmentality; neoliberal urbanization; Neoliberalism; Qualitative research; urban governance; Urbanization; Water resources management; Mexico; Mexico City Mexico

The constitution of environmental subjects by governments and civil society organizations around the world has taken place within a framework of neoliberal urbanization. This entails promoting an individual sense of responsibility over urban environments among city dwellers. The approach used is not...