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Landscape of springs and collective outdoor laundries in the city of La Paz
the maintenance of the laundries. This article – based on a visual study on the landscape and the social use of springs and following the track of the collective washing of clothes – sets forth a series of reflections on the resumption of our relationship with these sources.
Published in November 2020
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Territorial inequalities expressed in children's health in two neighborhoods with access to water in the city of El Alto
Official figures on the access to water show almost total coverage in Bolivia's cities and a lower coverage of basic sanitation, which suggests an improvement in the quality of life of the population. An analysis of the socio-economic situation of the inhabitants of two neighborhoods of El Alto
Published in November 2020
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Persistence of inequality in access to water: A look at the actions of women in peri-urban territories of the city of El Alto
relatively affordable for the population with a low and unstable household income and the setting is characterized by persistent inequalities and gender roles which mainly affect the lives of migrant women. In this context, the most important issue people face is the lack of access to water services
Published in November 2020
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Corporate citizenship and water urbanization on the outskirts of El Alto
conditions, the dispute over political loyalties, the reaction to local pressures and mobilizations, to even the provision of water based on the economic efforts and community work of the residents themselves through the Obras con Participación Vecinal (OPV, Works with Neighborhood Participation) program. As a whole, these elements promote expressions and exercises of a particular corporate citizenship that materializes the access to water.
Published in November 2020
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When governance fails: Institutional asymmetries in water management in the municipality of La Paz
This article reflects on the emergence of asymmetries in the institutionality of the water and sanitation sector, primarily caused by the presence of political, social and economic forces that catalyze a process of liquefaction of sectoral and competence-driven regulations by the main actors. In
Published in October 2020
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An Overview of Inequalities in Urban Water Services in Bolivia
Urban drinking water services are a particularly prolific research object to think about inequalities in the city because they are by definition at the interface of economic, social and environmental problems and they invite to reflect on the sustainability of the territories.
Beyond the most
Published in October 2020
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Characterizing and analyzing urban dynamics in Bogota
Containing crime without affecting the livability of the urban environment is a major challenge in our society. Traditionally, researchers relate crime to socio-economic disorganization and people’s routine activity, as it influences effective control and suitable targets. An important open
Published in June 2017
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Water from the heights, water from the grassroots: the Governance of common dynamics and public services in La Paz-El Alto
As in many large cities, the now prevailing technical model for producing and distributing water in La Paz and El Alto is that of a centralized network serving the whole population of the two cities. La Paz and El Alto are no exception to the reality of the major cities of the Global South, where
Published in June 2016
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Water services and the private sector in developing countries. Comparative perceptions and discussion dynamics
During the past twenty years, participation of the private sector in the field of essential services has been a topic of much discussion, allowing the expression of very different viewpoints and the multiplication of disciplinary approaches around this question. However, little work has been done
Published in April 2012
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