The concept of hydrohegemony as a framework for analyzing transborder conflicts over water. Thinking about the Chinese case

  1. Delgado-Moran, Juan José 1
  2. Teano, Fulvia 2
  1. 1 Universidad Católica San Antonio
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    Universidad Católica San Antonio

    Murcia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/05b1rsv17

  2. 2 University of Trento
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    University of Trento

    Trento, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/05trd4x28

Revista:
Agua y territorio = Water and Landscape

ISSN: 2340-8472,  2340-7743

Año de publicación: 2019

Título del ejemplar: El agua y las territorialidades en los pueblos indígenas

Número: 14

Páginas: 97-104

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.17561/AT.14.4437 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Agua y territorio = Water and Landscape

Resumen

El agua es un recurso esencial por la vida humana, y también es un factor geopolítico importante, en particular en la actual situación mundial de incipiente escasez. En ese sentido, cabe preguntarse en qué medida las cuencas hidrográficas transfronterizas pueden considerarse una fuente de cooperación entre los Estados o una causa de conflictos internacionales. Esta cuestión se ha discutido en gran medida en la literatura académica, desde las hipótesis de la "guerra del agua" hasta las de la "paz del agua". Este estudio adopta el marco de la hidrohegemonía para analizar las asimetrías de poder en la asignación de agua entre los Estados ribereños. En él se analiza el caso de estudio de la hidroconducta de China, en concreto en la región de la cuenca del Río Mekong, en la que se presentan características que facilitan la investigación de la hidrohegemonía en las relaciones internacionales contemporáneas

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