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Water and Socio-Environmental Crisis in Guatemala City’s Metropolitan Area

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The water crisis in Guatemala City’s metropolitan area reflects the interaction of two dimensions of the deployment of power in low-income neighborhoods—the direct exercise of power over actors and spaces… Click to show full abstract

The water crisis in Guatemala City’s metropolitan area reflects the interaction of two dimensions of the deployment of power in low-income neighborhoods—the direct exercise of power over actors and spaces by elites or political centers and micropolitical operations. This interaction produces patterns of behavior that deepen socio-spatial segregation, social fragmentation, and the delimitation of horizons of political possibility among broad sectors of the urban population. La crisis del agua en el área metropolitana de la Ciudad de Guatemala refleja la interacción de dos dimensiones a partir del despliegue del poder en barrios de bajos ingresos—esto es, el ejercicio directo del poder sobre actores y espacios por parte de élites o centros políticos y operaciones micropolíticas. Esta interacción produce patrones de comportamiento que profundizan la desegregación socio-espacial, la fragmentación social y la delimitación de horizontes de posibilidad política entre amplios sectores de la población urbana.

Keywords: crisis; metropolitan area; water; crisis guatemala; city metropolitan; guatemala city

Journal Title: Latin American Perspectives
Year Published: 2022

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