River Mapping and the Politics of Eco-Scalar Fixes. Reconnecting Upstream–Downstream Networks through Critical Cartographies of Colombia’s Bogotá River
Publisher: Geoforum
Author(s): Laura Giraldo-Martínez, Rutgerd Boelens, and Bibiana Duarte-Abadía
Date: 2025
Topics: Governance, Renewable Resources
Countries: Colombia
This paper examines how river mapping practices and related scalar politics shape biased understandings and governance of Colombia’s Bogotá River. Despite significant conservation efforts in the high-mountain headwater regions (páramos), the river suffers from severe downstream degradation, highlighting a disconnect between environmental policies and river health along its course.