Abstract

PENA GARCIA, Alejandra. A social perspective on water issues. Invest. Geog [online]. 2007, n.62, pp.125-137. ISSN 2448-7279.

In the current world environmental and ecological situation, water issues have become one of the most important topics, not only because of the inequities imposed by water's uneven geographical distribution through time and space but also by political and economical decisions which truly determine the way we get connected with it. The following essay intends to analyze the water privatization process under the light of three different theoretical proposals: the temporality theory of Fernand Braudel, the horizontal tripartite geographical structure of Peter Taylor and the second nature idea from the critical trend of Geography. These theories will help us understand the spatial implications of the privatization of this basic resource for life, and social reproduction as well as helping us understand the economic and political context in which the water privatization process is evolving.

Keywords : Water; privatization; internationalization of capital; second nature.

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