Seeing land deals through the lens of the 'land-water nexus
The case of biofuel production in Piura, Peru
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2157284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Tejada (0000-0001-9126-7373), Stephan Rist |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1247-1271 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066150.2016.1259220 |
| OpenAlex | W2583354628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
This contribution examines two large-scale land acquisitions on Peru's northern coast, using a 'land-water nexus' approach. The establishment of large sugarcane monocultures resulted in a massive transfer of land and water rights from smallholders to biofuel companies. Using Ribot and Peluso's theory of access, we demonstrate that this transfer of rights was enabled by the convergence of neoliberal land and water reforms and the presence of the two investors. This constellation (1) altered smallholders' bundles of rights; and (2) created sharp imbalances that radically changed access to land and water, not only through changing bundles of rights, but also, and maybe more significantly, through widening the gaps between smallholders' and biofuel companies' bundles of powers. Using Hall et al.'s powers of exclusion approach, we identify the processes both underpinning and resulting out of the changing access relations analyzed in this study. Changes to Peru's water governance may accentuate power asymmetries between investors and smallholders, constraining locals' access to increasingly scarce water
Agricultural economics · Economics · Geography · Macroeconomics · Natural resource economics · Nexus (standard · Production (economics · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Engineering · Environmental Science · Water Governance and Infrastructure
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |