Territorial Perspectives on Water Scarcity: A Standardized Participatory Mapping Framework in Colombian Rural Geographies
Macchi Janica, Giancarlo LU ; Montañez, Kimberly LU
; Palacio, Andrés
LU
; Lopez Jerez, Montserrat
; Chaminade, Cristina
LU
; Murillo, Leidys
and Murillo-Ramos, Leidys
LU
(2026)
In Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography
- Abstract
- This study examines the challenges of standardizing participatory mapping methods across culturally diverse water-scarce communities in Colombia. While the framework effectively captures local spatial knowledge, tensions emerge between maintaining cultural sensitivity and ensuring analytical comparability. The research reveals key difficulties in translating (non)indigenous spatial meanings into a commodity and market economy, highlighting the complex relationship between traditional ecological knowledge and formal water management systems. The findings inform theoretical debates about standardized research protocols in cross-cultural geographical research and their environmental policy implications for water governance in rural... (More)
- This study examines the challenges of standardizing participatory mapping methods across culturally diverse water-scarce communities in Colombia. While the framework effectively captures local spatial knowledge, tensions emerge between maintaining cultural sensitivity and ensuring analytical comparability. The research reveals key difficulties in translating (non)indigenous spatial meanings into a commodity and market economy, highlighting the complex relationship between traditional ecological knowledge and formal water management systems. The findings inform theoretical debates about standardized research protocols in cross-cultural geographical research and their environmental policy implications for water governance in rural communities. (Less)
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- Macchi Janica, Giancarlo
LU
; Montañez, Kimberly
LU
; Palacio, Andrés
LU
; Lopez Jerez, Montserrat
; Chaminade, Cristina
LU
; Murillo, Leidys
and Murillo-Ramos, Leidys
LU
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- 2026-08-14
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- keywords
- participatory mapping, water scarcity, rural communities, climate change, Wayúu people, Colombia
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- Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- 1468-0467
- DOI
- 10.1080/04353684.2026.2719442
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- Confronting the climate – water – biodiversity interactions: How rural communities can choose to become sustainable
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- English
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title = {{Territorial Perspectives on Water Scarcity: A Standardized Participatory Mapping Framework in Colombian Rural Geographies}},
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