Historical Political Ecology of Water: Access to Municipal Drinking Water in Colonial Lima, Peru (1578–1700)

Bell, Martha G.

doi:10.1080/00330124.2015.1062700

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“…UPE has been especially useful in considering the links between injustice and the colonial legacies of unequal water provision in developing world cities. Present-day problems are traced to the colonial development of piped water networks that supplied urban residents unequally (for example see Bell, 2015; Gandy, 2008; Kooy and Bakker, 2008). Inequalities between urban fringes and the urban core also contribute to these unjust landscapes as these areas are not fully incorporated into political systems (for example see Bontianti et al., 2014; Ranganathan, 2014).…”

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Heterogeneous water provision in Dar es Salaam: The role of networked infrastructures and alternative systems in informal areas

Smiley

2020

Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space

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Urban waterscapes in developing world cities are notoriously fragmented, resembling archipelagos rather than continuous networks. Graham and Marvin’s concept of splintering urbanism links the collapse of infrastructure networks to this fragmentation. Yet this idea has been criticized for suggesting the absence of these networks is a sign of failed modernity in Southern cities such as Dar es Salaam. Urban political ecology illustrates how social, historical, political, and ecological processes work together to create uneven and unjust landscapes and waterscapes. In Dar es Salaam, the colonial policy of segregation and unequal service provision helped to create the fragmented system seen today. As a result, many residents—especially those in informal and peripheral areas—rely on heterogeneous water provision systems. These systems provide innovative ways to deliver water but do so at a high cost. This paper uses case studies of two informal areas—Buguruni and Vingunguti—to illustrate the divergent trajectories of seemingly similar places. One is more connected to the piped water network while the other relies almost exclusively on informal water delivery providers. In explaining these differences, this paper offers an intra-urban comparison that highlights inequities at a smaller scale. It also acknowledges the role of networked infrastructure in these heterogeneous systems by giving voice to residents who consider the piped water network their ideal source.

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Heterogeneous water provision in Dar es Salaam: The role of networked infrastructures and alternative systems in informal areas

Smiley

2020

Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space

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“…In Lima, the best model identified unemployment and moving from a rural area as negative factors -two factors that are indicative of low socioeconomic class in the capital. From a resources perspective, this makes sense: water access constrains the ability to have a garden, and water access (as well as more greenspace) is linked to higher socioeconomic levels (Ioris 2012, Bell 2015, Alata Ninapaytán et al 2019. Water access for plants may not be as linked to higher socioeconomic levels in the Amazon where high levels of rain and the surrounding wetlands make water for gardens easily accessible.…”

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People think there's no nature in cities, but they want to know more

Piland¹,

Velásquez-Ruíz²,

Palao-Lambarri³

et al. 2022

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We surveyed urban residents to study their knowledge, engagement, perception, and curiosity of bird biodiversity in four Peruvian cities in two different ecosystems (Lima and Huacho in the Pacific desert, and Nauta and Iquitos in the western Amazon). Surveys also included questions on social variables such as age, gender, education, outdoor activities, and years residing in the area. Bird point counts were carried out in the same sites where residents were surveyed. These sites were also visually assessed for greenspace cover and distance to nearest landmarks. Exploratory analyses (principal components analyses and factor analysis of mixed data) were carried out on environmental and survey data to summarize and select correlated variables for multivariate linear models. Amazonian city residents had higher "knowledge" and "engagement" scores than residents in the desert cities. Best performing models predicting "knowledge" scores suggested that urban residents learned about birds outside of the formal education sphere, although there were no strong common patterns among cities or in the full dataset. "Engagement" scores in the desert cities seemed to be linked to local and neighborhood greenspace and education, suggesting socioeconomic class plays a role. The overwhelming majority of all four cities' respondents scored highly in "perception" and "curiosity" measures, implying that orientation toward nature is not lost in these four cities and that finding and promoting the human-nature connection in urban areas is a matter of asking the right questions and promoting existing nature practices and perspectives.

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“…One of the underlying and problematic assumptions of political ecology is idea that "the role of politics in shaping ecology is much greater today than in the past as a result of rapid social and technological changes that render problematic the idea of a 'natural' environment" (Bryant and Bailey 1997, 5-6). With a few important exceptions (Håkansson 2008;Sluyter 2002Sluyter , 2003, the time depth of political ecology rarely extends beyond European colonial expansion (Zimmerer and Bassett 2003, 13), even in research increasingly labeled "Historical Political Ecology" (e.g., Bell 2015;Davis 2009;Daura et al 2016;Offen 2004;Mathevet et al 2015;Pires 2012). The long view of archaeology opens up new questions for empirical investigation and can contribute directly to conversations with political ecologists whose work is based in the present day.…”

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1 Archaeologies of Political Ecology – Genealogies, Problems, and Orientations

Morehart

Millhauser

Juarez

2018

Archaeological Papers of the American

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The theoretical and methodological toolkits developed under political ecology have become increasingly relevant in current discussions of environmental impacts, sustainability, and inequality. We developed this volume to identify the unique perspectives that archaeologists offer to the field of political ecology. The archaeology of political ecology is founded on a long and diverse history focused on issues relating to environments, the human–nature relationship, ontology, property, power, and inequality. We outline this history to demonstrate that political ecology and archaeology inform one another through shared interests and research foci. More importantly, we highlight how the two fields can and do benefit through their partnership. Ultimately this volume serves as an invitation for interdisciplinary research that aims to better elucidate the complexities and nuances of human–environmental interaction.

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Historical Political Ecology of Water: Access to Municipal Drinking Water in Colonial Lima, Peru (1578–1700)

Cited by 15 publications

References 31 publications

Heterogeneous water provision in Dar es Salaam: The role of networked infrastructures and alternative systems in informal areas

Heterogeneous water provision in Dar es Salaam: The role of networked infrastructures and alternative systems in informal areas

People think there's no nature in cities, but they want to know more

1 Archaeologies of Political Ecology – Genealogies, Problems, and Orientations

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