Urban water supply and local neoliberalism in Tagbilaran City, the Philippines

Fisher, Karen

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8373.2009.01392.x

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“…2008; Underhill‐Sem & Lewis 2008; McGregor 2009; Lewis et al . 2009; Fisher 2009). Authors have identified in post‐development a new political and theoretical grounding for participatory action research that has a subversive rather than a corrective relation to development.…”

Section: A Project Of Post‐development In Geographymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gibson-Graham (2006), drawing on de Sousa Santos (2005) and Escobar (2004), seeks to revalue alternative and marginalised understandings by directing attention to localised frames of analysis and highlighting diverse alternatives for a better life. Gibson-Graham's intervention has encouraged a new wave of geographers to engage with development differently, especially in the Australasian context (Cameron & Gibson 2005, McKinnon et al 2008Underhill-Sem & Lewis 2008;McGregor 2009;Lewis et al 2009;Fisher 2009). Authors have identified in postdevelopment a new political and theoretical grounding for participatory action research that has a subversive rather than a corrective relation to development.…”

Section: A Project Of Post-development In Geographymentioning

confidence: 99%

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He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust: Post‐development practices in Moerewa, Northland

FitzHerbert

Lewis

2010

New Zealand Geographer

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This paper examines community development projects in Moerewa, a small town in Te Tai Tokerau (central Northland) decimated by industrial decline in the late 1980s. It builds on a series of conversations with Ngahau Davis of He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust, which has sought to revitalise Moerewa by challenging conventional understandings of development. The paper is part of an on‐going engagement with the Trust, which includes involving it with a second year undergraduate field course. In the paper, we argue for the political and theoretical potential of post‐development inquiry and practice in communities like Moerewa.

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Section: A Project Of Post‐development In Geographymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: A Project Of Post-development In Geographymentioning

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He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust: Post‐development practices in Moerewa, Northland

FitzHerbert

Lewis

2010

New Zealand Geographer

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“…There is a growing interest in the results from applying newer governance models to water management, such as 'neo-liberalism' in the Philippines (Fisher, 2009) and participation models in China (Enserink and Koppenjan, 2007). Moreover, following on the lead of researchers working in the social and health sectors (Walter et al, 2003) and natural resources conservation (Stayeart and Jiggins, 2007) some researchers in the water sector are seeking to increase their impact by engaging in action-research and social learning, working with decision makers and planners to influence the way that water is managed as part of water governance in cities (Salgadoa et al, 2008;Brown, 2008;Pearson et al, 2010).…”

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Researchers as actors in urban water governance? Perspectives on learning alliances as an innovative mechanism for change

Sutherland

Wells

Darteh

et al. 2012

IJW

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Learning alliances (LA) are an innovative researcher-initiated intervention in urban water management. Their design implies that researchers actively engage with urban water management and governance issues. Researchers' views and their role in LA are considered alongside views from 'city stakeholders'. Findings from a series of interviews and observations conducted during the course of the Switch project are analysed using key elements of an effective engagement process derived from literature on cross-sectoral partnerships and strategic alliances. The narrative moves through the design and conceptualisation of the LA approach at the start of the project to the formation and operation of city LAs, in the context of decision-making relating to urban water management. The interviews indicated not only acceptance of the LA concept in the context of the need for technical innovation, but also that many actors see the potential for LA to engage with water governance issues. The contribution concludes with a summary of the challenges and lessons from the Switch experience of implementing the LA concept for more integrated urban water management.

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“…However, some of these wider goals (social and political) are undermined through the destruction of a social and environmental area in the name of development. It is necessary to expose this fact, especially for those facing the dispossession of water (Fisher, 2009;Harvey, 2003;Swyngedouw, 2005), which is one of the main outcomes of the Chilean Water Code since it was enacted.…”

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Water as a tool for development. An analysis of the conflict of the Ñuble River, Chile

Leaman-Constanzo¹

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<p>After three decades of neoliberal policies, there are growing concerns in Chile about how nature is used and understood. These concerns are reflected in the relationship between humans and natural water bodies which has reconceptualised the use of and access to water, especially for rural communities. These reconceptualisations have been affected by the model of water rights and river basin governance adopted which have raised issues about social inequality. As a result, rural communities have argued for greater participation in decision-making on matters that affect their lives. This thesis explores conflict that arose around the Punilla Dam Project on the Ñuble River, Biobío Region in Chile. The research employs a political ecology perspective to explore the socio-environmental outcomes of water management in this case and in Chile more generally. The case illustrates how water is important for Chile as a tool for development, the role environmental institutions play, and the tensions between peasant communities, irrigators and hydroelectric interests, while placing these tensions in the context of wider economic and political structures. It is clear that water is key in Chile, hence an examination of the encounter between the model of development and nature is required. I argue that the outcomes of these encounters will increase social inequality and marginalisation, showing that a water project is not always good for all. The omission of these issues in places often rich both in biodiversity and socio-cultural heritage is a cause of concern for Chile and more globally.</p>

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Urban water supply and local neoliberalism in Tagbilaran City, the Philippines

Abstract: Abstract:The aim of this paper is to explore the processes and outcomes of neoliberalism in relation to urban water supply in the city of Tagbilaran, the Philippines, in order to provide a nuanced account of (an)

Cited by 7 publications

References 47 publications

He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust: Post‐development practices in Moerewa, Northland

He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust: Post‐development practices in Moerewa, Northland

Researchers as actors in urban water governance? Perspectives on learning alliances as an innovative mechanism for change

Water as a tool for development. An analysis of the conflict of the Ñuble River, Chile

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