Abstract
This paper explores intensified water crisis in Bangalore (or Bengaluru) in India by using the analytic of three hydrosocial regimes: the catchment-based regime, the hydraulic regime and the speculative urban regime. It uses a wide range of qualitative interviews, scientific reports and secondary sources to analyze shifting urban trajectories, agrarian relations and their interlinkages with water. Historical ruptures (in the realm of governance, urban growth and changing urban–rural dynamics) allow one to highlight the complex role of speculative logics that shape urban expansion and water scarcity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-114 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Water International |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 17 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Bangalore
- Water crisis
- global cities
- political ecology
- speculative urbanism