Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires

Autores
Merlinsky, Maria Gabriela; Fernandez Bouzo, Maria Soledad; Montera, Carolina; Tobias, Melina
Año de publicación
2012
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inglés
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Privatisation of potable water and sanitation services in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires during the 1990s led to important consequences in terms of investment and equality in the provision of the services. A new period was started in 2006 with the creation of the State-run company Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA, which became responsible for managing the provision of water and sewerage services in the region. Today, the company has to deal with the historical backwardness in terms of investment, the growing pressure from the population demanding access to the services, and the significant inequality of the covered area. On the other hand, due to the public impact of the court case regarding the sanitation of Matanza-Riachuelo basin, different territorial collectives have reformulated their demands for infrastructure works by including environmental terms. Besides, the Supreme Court of Justice has required the joint coordination of the works by Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA and the Authority of the basin. This means that water and sanitation management must answer to a great variety of actors and be able to operate in highly conflictive areas while meeting, at the same time, the environmental goals. This article describes the main actors involved in water and sanitation management in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires and their approaches to the new plans of expansion of the services. The focus is to identify the opposing interests in terms of the distribution (which territories are the priority for the expansion of the water and sanitation networks); the implementation timetable (how to define the order of the works); and the emergence of different criteria of social and environmental justice. To this effect, we present an in-depth analysis of interviews to public officers, technicians and representatives of social organisations.
Fil: Merlinsky, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Bouzo, Maria Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
Fil: Montera, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
Fil: Tobias, Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
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Water
Environmental Justice
Social Justice
Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
Sanitation
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
title Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
spellingShingle Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
Merlinsky, Maria Gabriela
Water
Environmental Justice
Social Justice
Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
Sanitation
title_short Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
title_full Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
title_fullStr Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
title_full_unstemmed Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
title_sort Social inequality, environmental justice and water policy In Buenos Aires
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Merlinsky, Maria Gabriela
Fernandez Bouzo, Maria Soledad
Montera, Carolina
Tobias, Melina
author Merlinsky, Maria Gabriela
author_facet Merlinsky, Maria Gabriela
Fernandez Bouzo, Maria Soledad
Montera, Carolina
Tobias, Melina
author_role author
author2 Fernandez Bouzo, Maria Soledad
Montera, Carolina
Tobias, Melina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Water
Environmental Justice
Social Justice
Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
Sanitation
topic Water
Environmental Justice
Social Justice
Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires
Sanitation
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Privatisation of potable water and sanitation services in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires during the 1990s led to important consequences in terms of investment and equality in the provision of the services. A new period was started in 2006 with the creation of the State-run company Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA, which became responsible for managing the provision of water and sewerage services in the region. Today, the company has to deal with the historical backwardness in terms of investment, the growing pressure from the population demanding access to the services, and the significant inequality of the covered area. On the other hand, due to the public impact of the court case regarding the sanitation of Matanza-Riachuelo basin, different territorial collectives have reformulated their demands for infrastructure works by including environmental terms. Besides, the Supreme Court of Justice has required the joint coordination of the works by Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA and the Authority of the basin. This means that water and sanitation management must answer to a great variety of actors and be able to operate in highly conflictive areas while meeting, at the same time, the environmental goals. This article describes the main actors involved in water and sanitation management in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires and their approaches to the new plans of expansion of the services. The focus is to identify the opposing interests in terms of the distribution (which territories are the priority for the expansion of the water and sanitation networks); the implementation timetable (how to define the order of the works); and the emergence of different criteria of social and environmental justice. To this effect, we present an in-depth analysis of interviews to public officers, technicians and representatives of social organisations.
Fil: Merlinsky, Maria Gabriela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez Bouzo, Maria Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
Fil: Montera, Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
Fil: Tobias, Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
description Privatisation of potable water and sanitation services in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires during the 1990s led to important consequences in terms of investment and equality in the provision of the services. A new period was started in 2006 with the creation of the State-run company Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA, which became responsible for managing the provision of water and sewerage services in the region. Today, the company has to deal with the historical backwardness in terms of investment, the growing pressure from the population demanding access to the services, and the significant inequality of the covered area. On the other hand, due to the public impact of the court case regarding the sanitation of Matanza-Riachuelo basin, different territorial collectives have reformulated their demands for infrastructure works by including environmental terms. Besides, the Supreme Court of Justice has required the joint coordination of the works by Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos SA and the Authority of the basin. This means that water and sanitation management must answer to a great variety of actors and be able to operate in highly conflictive areas while meeting, at the same time, the environmental goals. This article describes the main actors involved in water and sanitation management in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires and their approaches to the new plans of expansion of the services. The focus is to identify the opposing interests in terms of the distribution (which territories are the priority for the expansion of the water and sanitation networks); the implementation timetable (how to define the order of the works); and the emergence of different criteria of social and environmental justice. To this effect, we present an in-depth analysis of interviews to public officers, technicians and representatives of social organisations.
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