Political Ecology of the soft drink and bottled water business in India; a case study of Plachimada
(2012) HEKM10 20121Human Ecology
- Abstract
- The bottling plant of The Coca-Cola Company caused environmental problems: water shortage and water contamination. The villagers of Plachimada did not have sufficient water supplies for daily use; furthermore, clean water was contaminated and high levels of calcium and magnesium were detected. The villagers in Plachimada started the movements against The Coca-Cola Company and they still demand compensation; however, it has taken them more than ten years to fight for their water and livelihood. To investigate what caused Plachimada’s movements and environmental degradations in Plachimada, I look through different conceptualizations of water: local and global perceptions, political ecology and commodification of water.
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- author
- Sitisarn, Savarin LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- HEKM10 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- India, Plachimada, political ecology, commodification of water
- language
- English
- id
- 3044987
- date added to LUP
- 2012-09-25 11:20:07
- date last changed
- 2012-09-25 11:20:07
@misc{3044987, abstract = {{The bottling plant of The Coca-Cola Company caused environmental problems: water shortage and water contamination. The villagers of Plachimada did not have sufficient water supplies for daily use; furthermore, clean water was contaminated and high levels of calcium and magnesium were detected. The villagers in Plachimada started the movements against The Coca-Cola Company and they still demand compensation; however, it has taken them more than ten years to fight for their water and livelihood. To investigate what caused Plachimada’s movements and environmental degradations in Plachimada, I look through different conceptualizations of water: local and global perceptions, political ecology and commodification of water.}}, author = {{Sitisarn, Savarin}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Political Ecology of the soft drink and bottled water business in India; a case study of Plachimada}}, year = {{2012}}, }