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Federating and defending: water, territory and extraction in the Andes

| A. Bebbington, D.H. Bebbington, J. Bury | Published in Out Of The Mainstream: The Politics Of Water Rights And Identity In The Andes, pp. 307-327. Edited by R.Boelens, D.Getches and A. Guevara Gil. London: Earthscan. | | Full text (PDF) | Introduction: Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador have each seen a significant increase in extractive industry activity over […]

Water and mining conflicts in Peru

| By A. Bebbington and M. Williams | Published in Mountain Research and Development 28 (3/4):190-195 | Abstract: Impacts on water quality and quantity are among the most contentious aspects of mining projects. Companies insist that the use of modern technologies will ensure environmentally friendly mining practices. However, evidence of the negative environmental impacts of past mining […]