Problematising Water: An Experiment on the Edges of Interdisciplinarity (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies)

Problematising Water is a manifestation of thinking with water across a range of disciplines including human geography, sociology, anthropology, science and technology studies, and ethnomethodology. In this book, Vitellone reveals the alliances between Foucault’s concept of problematisation and a new methodological approach for water focused research, as seen through her study of London’s #OneLess refill water fountain pilot, an intervention to reduce plastic bottled water.Situating the refill water fountain as a problematic space for collaborating with marine scientists, practitioners and publics engaged in the making and doing of refill, the book discusses how Foucault’s notion of problematisation forces a re-thinking of knowledge-making practices in environmental research on water.It also synthesises a large body of literature by key thinkers, including Bruno Latour, Isabelle Stengers, Andrea Ballestero, Astrida Neimanis, Noortge Marres, Gay Hawkins, Andrew Barry, Mike Michael and o