Advancing urban water security: The urbanization of water-society relations and entry-points for political engagement

We seek to advance a critical and relational concept of urban water security that theorizes urban processes in relation to the hydro-social dynamics that produce experiences of water securities and insecurities at multiple scales. Our intention is to set out an analytical framework that both examine...

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Published inWater international Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 956 - 968
Main Authors Empinotti, Vanessa Lucena, Budds, Jessica, Jepson, Wendy, Millington, Nate, Nicolau Ferrara, Luciana, Geere, Jo-Anne, Grandisoli, Edson, Gutierres Arteiro Da Paz, Mariana, Peregrina Puga, Bruno, Macedo Alves, Estela, Cawood, Sally, Jacobi, Pedro Roberto, Uehara Kinjo, Victor, Lampis, Andrea, Moretti, Ricardo, Octavianti, Thanti, Periotto, Natalia, Quinn, Ruth, Quintslr, Suyá, Sulaiman, Samia, Arce Vicente, Paula, Wahby, Noura
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana Routledge 18.08.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Empowerment
Fairness
political ecology
Political participation
Securities
Security
Social dynamics
Social relations
territory
uneven development
Urban areas
Urbanization
Water governance
Water policies
Water security
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Summary:We seek to advance a critical and relational concept of urban water security that theorizes urban processes in relation to the hydro-social dynamics that produce experiences of water securities and insecurities at multiple scales. Our intention is to set out an analytical framework that both examines the social relations that underpin water insecurity and goes beyond the urban as merely the context in which water provision and risk take place. We seek to mobilize this concept to envision meaningful water policies and hydro-social practices to enhance social equity and empowerment for urban communities.
ISSN:0250-8060
1941-1707
DOI:10.1080/02508060.2021.1937901