Contested water, contested development: unpacking the hydro-social cycle of the Ñuble River, Chile

Marcela Palomino-Schalscha, Cristian Leaman-Constanzo and Sophie Bond

Third World Quarterly, 2016, vol. 37, issue 5, 883-901

Abstract: The way that water is entangled with broader social relations has become a prominent concern in political ecology, geography and beyond. Employing the concept of the hydro-social cycle highlights how water is produced by, and simultaneously constitutes, social and power relations. Applying and expanding the hydro-social cycle as an analytical lens, this paper explores the contestation of different discourses of water. Looking at the conflict over the construction of a proposed dam in Chile, we examine different meanings given to water to understand how these produce uneven power relations with material and symbolic implications. By teasing out the workings and contestations of this conflict as a hydro-social cycle, we aim to highlight the diverse range of elements enlisted in it beyond water, to expose its complexity and to search for more just and inclusive alternatives.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1109436

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