Unequal Access to Water and Sanitation in Argentina 2010-2022: Indicators and Risk Factors in the Provinces of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe

Abstract

Urban fragmentation is a structural constant of Latin American cities, dramatically expressed in the access to safe water and sanitation in Argentine informal settlements, as well as in the concentration of risk factors within these territories. This article aims to characterize such access, primarily at the urban level, with an emphasis on these settlements, as a way to outline a crucial dimension of the society-nature metabolism for the period 2010-2022. Additionally, the purpose is to delve into the dimension of risks and the unequal impacts manifested territorially, in a context where the expansion of main household networks and the construction of necessary infrastructure for water purification and wastewater treatment do not keep pace with socio-environmental needs. This lag leads to worsening public health problems and, closely related, environmental contamination.

ARK-CAICYT: http://id.caicyt.gov.ar/ark:/s25456318/1ikvuiyi2