Water, State and the City

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.

• 1. State, Water and the Production of the Latin American City 2. The Exclusionary City, Political Statehood and a Thirsty Population 3. National Development and Urban Water Demands through the Mexican Capital City 4. The Urbanisation of Lima, Neoliberal Reforms and Water-related Tensions 5. Water Problems and Conflicting Water Values in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region 6. About the City, Water and the State: The Way Forward ?