Applying the Strategic‐Relational Approach to Urban Political Ecology: The Water Management Problems of the Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ioris, Antônio Augusto Rossotto

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00848.x

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“…Moreover, misplacement is not a passive synthesis of displacement and replacement, but it is actually the third term of a highly idiosyncratic 'trialectics' (cf. Ioris 2012) and, therefore, has also become an active driving force in the process of place-making. For instance, the sense of misplacement in the Teles Pires is appropriated by the hegemonic groups and then used as justification for new rounds of capital accumulation under strong calls for efficiency, better logistics and competitiveness.…”

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Place-making at the frontier of Brazilian agribusiness

Ioris

2016

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The intricacies of one of the most relevant agribusiness frontiers in the world today-the north of the State of Mato Grosso, in the southern section of the Amazon, Brazil-are considered through a critical examination of place-making. Vast areas of Amazon rainforest and savannah vegetation were converted there, since the 1970s, into places of intensive soybean farming, basically to fulfil exogenous demands for land and agriculture production. The present assessment goes beyond the configuration of new places at the agricultural frontier, and starts with a qualitative intellectual jump: from place-making on the frontier to place-making as an ontological frontier in itself. It means that, instead of merely studying the frontier as a constellation of interconnected places, we examine the politicised genesis of the emerging places and their trajectory under fierce socio-ecological disputes. The consideration of almost five decades of intense historic-geographical change reveals an intriguing dialectics of displacement (of previous socio-ecological systems, particularly affecting squatters and indigenous groups, in order to create opportunities for migrants and companies), replacement (of the majority of disadvantaged farmers and poor migrants, leading to land concentration, widespread financialisation and the decisive influence of transnational corporations) and misplacement (which is the synthesis of displacement and replacement, demonstrated by mounting risks and a pervasive sentiment of maelstrom). Overall, there was nothing inevitable in the process of rural and regional development, but the problems, conflicts and injustices that characterise its turbulent geographical trajectory were all more or less visible from the outset.

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Place-making at the frontier of Brazilian agribusiness

Ioris

2016

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“…The reductionist conceptualisations of the role of the state and of its contested environmental agenda have constituted a main obstacle for the proper examination of the outcomes and the prospects of new water regulatory arrangements. Such approaches fail to appreciate the fact that water regulation unfolds through the prioritisation of some politico-institutional demands in a way that inscribes the balance of power in the management of water itself (Ioris, 2012). While the agencies of the state play a leading role in the assessment of environmental problems and in the formulation of water management responses, the work of the state also reflects multiple internal contradictions and political clashes (Poulantzas, 1978).…”

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The Political Geography of Environmental Regulation: Implementing the Water Framework Directive in the Douro River Basin, Portugal

Ioris

2012

Scottish Geographical Journal

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The article discusses the challenges and prospects of implementing the Water Framework Directive (WFD), one of the most comprehensive pieces of environmental legislation passed by the European Union (EU). The translation of the WFD into policymaking is analysed through a case study -which combined interviews, participant observation and the attendance of public events -in the Portuguese section of the Douro River Basin. The evolution of water regulation is initially considered according to a suggested classification into five phases of water management. The examination then addresses the main aspects of the WFD experience in the Douro, exploring elements of innovation and continuity. Higher concern for environmental conservation and the detailed assessment of water management problems are significant improvements that followed the introduction of the WFD. However, the same institutional reforms have also served to consolidate techno-bureaucratic approaches centred on the economic values of water. As a result, the rationality and failures of the new water regulation prompted unexpected opposition from various stakeholder groups, such as farmers, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and urban water customers. The success of the WFD is directly dependent on the ability to perceive the politicised complexity of water management and on effective mechanisms of dialogue and social inclusion.

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“…Nonetheless, the actions of INEA are notoriously contained by stronger government agencies involved in the promotion of resource exploitation, e.g. oil, urban http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol20/iss1/art5/ development, and infrastructure expansion (see Ioris 2012). A stronger focus on promoting proactive measures of land-use adaptation for flood prevention is required, because this agency is in a better position for designating environmental protection areas when adequate.…”

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Policy dimensions of land-use change in peri-urban floodplains: the case of Paraty

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ABSTRACT. Peri-urban floodplains located in upstream reaches of urban areas play a key role in the resilience of social-ecological systems. The need to adapt to increasing flood risks by protecting these natural assets represents a huge challenge for many cities facing rapid expansion and limited financial resources for the mitigation of environmental impacts. To understand how better governance and management can be put in place, there is a need to map the key players shaping and/or being impacted by land-use change processes and assess the barriers keeping them from playing a more constructive role in the collaborative governance of cities, the natural resources which sustain them, and the environmental risks that pose a threat. A conceptualization of power regarding natural resource governance is presented and its implications for the relationships between actors and the many scales of decision making is discussed. Drawing on existing literature, we develop a heuristic framework for analyzing policy dimensions of land-use change processes, and reflect on the possible ways for key stakeholders to become over time more committed to and involved in a collaborative approach to the development of land use policies for urban flood prevention. We apply this framework to the Brazilian city of Paraty, a case study through which the recurring problem of flooding exposes the deepening tensions between conservation and development. Empirical results demonstrate the need to acknowledge the politicization of floodplain change and the importance of trying to bridge the gap between sectors and actors with conflicting interest in urban environmental management.

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Applying the Strategic‐Relational Approach to Urban Political Ecology: The Water Management Problems of the Baixada Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cited by 61 publications

References 39 publications

Place-making at the frontier of Brazilian agribusiness

Place-making at the frontier of Brazilian agribusiness

The Political Geography of Environmental Regulation: Implementing the Water Framework Directive in the Douro River Basin, Portugal

Policy dimensions of land-use change in peri-urban floodplains: the case of Paraty

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