Privatizing the commons: impact on ecosystem services in Bangalore’s lakes

Nagendra, Harini and Unnikrishnan, Hita (2015) Privatizing the commons: impact on ecosystem services in Bangalore’s lakes. Urban Ecosystems, 18 (2). pp. 613-632.

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Abstract

The incipient megapolis of Bangalore, India, has historically been dependent on ecosystem services provided by an extensive network of lakes. Today, many of these lakes have disappeared or been degraded due to pressures of development and urbanization. This paper assesses the impact of governance through Private-Public-Partnerships (PPPs) in three lakes, by examining the impacts on provisioning and cultural ecosystem services, by comparison with adjacent, state managed (public) lakes. Public lakes support a greater diversity of traditional livelihoods, non-commercial uses and cultural services as compared to privatized lakes. PPPs thus appear to exacerbate inequities in access, in particular for users dependent on traditional livelihood services and cultural ecological services from lakes. Results indicate that implementation of PPP approaches need reconsideration from an equity perspective in cities of the global South.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Nagendra, Harini and Unnikrishnan, Hita
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ecosystem services, Ecosystem privatization, Lake systems, Urban commons Asia.
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology > Ecology
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Restricted
Related URLs:	Google Scholar
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/238
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-014-0401-0

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