CUW is invited to be part of the workshop “Transformations in Environment and Society” to discuss how utility companies are actively involved in designing, adjusting and politicizing prepaid water systems, and how they prepare consumers to interact with this micro-technology. The talk concludes by reflecting on the importance of uncovering the socio-political and historical-geographical context in which prepaid water systems are embedded in order to understand why these micro-technologies in certain places completely succeed while in others are fiercely disputed.

In cooperation with the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society and Arts and Humanities – NYU Abu Dhabi