The Amazon is located on the periphery of what is called a «global urbanization» process. However, the increase in the urban population and the adoption of an economic development model based on the extraction of natural resources are undeniable. These dynamics have made water become a scarce resource, despite of its physical availability. What role does water management play in the construction of territories nowadays? Concepts such as the hydro-social cycle, hydro-social network and water landscapes are applied in the city of Lamas (San Martin, Peru), allowing the understanding of existing hydro-social territories and the lack of sustainability linked to them. / La Amazonía está ubicada en la periferia de lo que muchos autores llaman un proceso de «urbanización mundial». Sin embargo, es innegable el aumento de la población que vive en ciudades y la adopción de un modelo de desarrollo económico basado en la extracción de recursos naturales. Estas dinámicas han convertido el agua en un recurso escaso, a pesar de pesar de que hay una gran disponibilidad física. ¿Qué rol cumple hoy la gestión del agua en la construcción de territorios? Conceptos como ciclo hidrosocial, red hidrosocial y paisajes del agua se aplican en la ciudad de Lamas (San Martín, Perú), permitiendo comprender los territorios hidrosociales existentes y la falta de sostenibilidad vinculada con estos.

In 1888, the lake Hjälmaren underwent a process of lowering by almost 2 metres with the aim of gaining 19.000 ha of arable land. This process had a wide array of ecological implications, and in connection with other historical events, it also resulted in spatial and social cracks dividing the city of Örebro laying on Hjälmaren’s west shore. The changing physical aspects of the city have led us to question the relationship of humans and species to the lake, but also to the stream Svartån connecting the lake and the city. Örebro used to be a city of collective practices and shared resources. It had much stronger ties to water as it used to be more present and made the city more centre-oriented. This does not apply today - the city’s development is oriented outwards, its centre lacks in quality non-consumerist spaces and capitalism and individualism are at the forefront. With this explorative design thesis, we propose solutions to activate Hjälmaren and Svartån. Our project widens the offer of common spaces and resources in Örebro, giving its residents more opportunities to interact in the everyday presence of water – just like in the past, but with a more modern spin.

In the last 50 years, the population growth of urban areas has increased significantly in Latin America. While this growth is mainly concentrated in coastal cities, places that were less populated before and even misperceived as uninhabited, as the Amazonia, also present an urban population increase. The cities of Lamas and Santa Maria de Nieva belong to the network of Peruvian northern cities: they are located in a transverse axis connecting the coast (Piura, Chiclayo) with the lower Amazonia (Iquitos). Taking into account the characteristics of land occupation, using cartographic sources (maps and satellite images) and gathering data from field research conducted during the month of August 2015, a first analysis of the urban water cycle was performed. It is based on the idea that this cycle is not only carry out in urban areas but rather has a close relationship with the territory (and resources) surrounding both locations. The results show that both cities have a significant impact (negative and positive) in the water sources and wastewater discharges of the territory. It has also been found that inside the urban space, water is an element that configures or sets sub-zones. / En los últimos 50 años, el crecimiento de la población que vive en zonas urbanas se ha incrementado de manera notable en Latinoamérica. Si bien este crecimiento se concentra principalmente en las ciudades costeras, espacios antes menos poblados e incluso percibidos erróneamente como deshabitados, como la Amazonía, también presentan un incremento poblacional urbano. Las ciudades de Lamas y Santa María de Nieva pertenecen a la red de ciudades del norte del Perú: están situadas en un eje transversal que conecta la costa (Piura, Chiclayo) con la baja Amazonía (Iquitos). Teniendo en cuenta las características de ocupación del territorio y a través de un levantamiento de información de campo realizado durante el mes de agosto del 2015, sumado a la utilización de fuentes cartográficas (mapas e imágenes satelitales) se realizó un primer análisis del ciclo urbano del agua, basado en la idea de que este ciclo no sólo se realiza de manera íntegra en el ámbito urbano y que evidentemente presenta una relación estrecha con el territorio (y sus recursos) que rodea a ambas localidades. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que a nivel fuentes de agua y retorno de las aguas utilizadas, ambas localidades tienen un gran impacto (negativo y positivo) en el territorio; además, se pudo identificar que dentro del espacio urbano el agua también es un elemento que configura o delimita sub-zonas.