Sewer of progress : corporations, institutionalized corruption, and the struggle for the Santiago River

Sewer of progress corporations, institutionalized corruption, and the struggle for the Santiago River

A creative and comprehensive exploration of the institutional forces undermining the management of environments critical to public health. For almost two decades, the citizens of Western Mexico have called for a cleanup of the Santiago River, a water source so polluted it emanates an overwhelming ac...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McCulligh, Cindy, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : The MIT Press 2023
Edition:1st ed
Series:Urban and industrial environments
Subjects:
Water > Pollution > Mexico > Santiago River (Nayarit and Jalisco)
Sewage disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. > Mexico > Santiago River (Nayarit and Jalisco)
Water > Pollution > Law and legislation > Mexico > Santiago River (Nayarit and Jalisco)
Santiago River Watershed (Nayarit and Jalisco, Mexico)
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009863820206719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: From "Mexican Niagara" to River of Death
  • Industrialization and Environmental Regulation in Mexico
  • Chronicle of a Struggle: The Negation and the Terror
  • (Un)Regulated Environments and the Santiago River
  • The Enemy at Home: Regulatory Capture and Wastewater Discharge
  • Corporate Sustainability: Myths and Realities
  • Conclusions: The Road Ahead.

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