Water Privatization in Latin America
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.
Recommended Citation
Atkinson, Kelsey, "Water Privatization in Latin America" (04/27/12). Senior Symposium. 2.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/seniorsymp/2012/presentations/2
Major
Environmental Studies; Politics
Advisor(s)
Camille Washington-Ottombre, Environmental Studies
Paul Dawson, Politics
Project Mentor(s)
Eve Sandberg, Politics
April 2012
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.
Notes
Session III, Panel 5: Managing Natural Resources: Case Studies in Scarcity and Abudance
Moderator: Carl McDaniel, Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies