Contested grounds: Examining the contours of flood adaptation along Sao Paulo's Tietê river

Karen Paiva  Henrique

doi:10.26182/5eb0b3952119e

Contested grounds: Examining the contours of flood adaptation along Sao Paulo's Tietê river

Karen Paiva Henrique

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Climate change renders flood adaptation imperative, particularly in cities of the Global South where structural disadvantages translate into high vulnerability among poor communities. In 2009, the government of Sao Paulo, Brazil, announced the construction of the Parque Várzeas do Tietê (PVT), calling for the removal of thousands of low-income floodplain dwellers to safeguard the city against flooding. This thesis focuses on the PVT to examine how multiple stakeholders conceive, implement, and contest flood adaptation in a context of asymmetric power relations. It demonstrates how adaptation entwines with top- down, uneven development trajectories while sketching more inclusive and sustainable approaches from below.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Tschakert, Petra, Supervisor Prout Quicke, Sarah, Supervisor
Thesis sponsors	Australian Government Research Training Program
Award date	18 Mar 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/5eb0b3952119e
Publication status	Unpublished - 2020

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