Event Title

Water Privatization in Latin America

Presenter Information

Kelsey Atkinson

Location

Science Center, A262

Document Type

Presentation

Start Date

4-27-2012 4:00 PM

End Date

4-27-2012 5:00 PM

Abstract

Dwindling supplies of fresh water, tight government budgets, pressure from international agencies, and public demands for more inclusive domestic water and sewage infrastructure have boosted the private-sector participation (PSP) in water and sewage utility services around the world. My research focuses on how and why PSP in water and sewage utility services can be beneficial or detrimental to urban centers in Latin America by comparing the cities of São Paulo, Brazil, and Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Notes

Session III, Panel 5: Managing Natural Resources: Case Studies in Scarcity and Abudance
Moderator: Carl McDaniel, Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies

Major

Environmental Studies; Politics

Advisor(s)

Camille Washington-Ottombre, Environmental Studies
Paul Dawson, Politics

Project Mentor(s)

Eve Sandberg, Politics

April 2012

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Apr 27th, 4:00 PM Apr 27th, 5:00 PM

Water Privatization in Latin America

Science Center, A262

Dwindling supplies of fresh water, tight government budgets, pressure from international agencies, and public demands for more inclusive domestic water and sewage infrastructure have boosted the private-sector participation (PSP) in water and sewage utility services around the world. My research focuses on how and why PSP in water and sewage utility services can be beneficial or detrimental to urban centers in Latin America by comparing the cities of São Paulo, Brazil, and Cochabamba, Bolivia.