Chapter 4. Reflections from Latin America on the Hydrosocial Approach: its Use, Abuse, and a Possible Way Through the Maze

Introduction During the last two decades, there has been an increase in critical research on water-related issues. They have focused on the role of water in society-nature interactions as well as the power relations involved in water management. Most of the literature uses the hydrosocial approach. Following Rogers and Crow-Miller [2017], we use the term hydrosocial approach for the set of interconnected and overlapping concepts such as water circulation, waterscapes, hydrosocial cycles, hydr...