Christiane Tristl

Christiane Tristl, an economic geographer studying digital tech and the marketisation of water. She traces how private-sector digital systems reshape water access in Kenya. Short scenes cover fieldwork hurdles, how alien technologies exclude local repair, and how dashboards hide lived realities. The conversation ends with a turn toward applied work on sustainable agriculture and alternative economic models.

Christiane Tristl, an economic geographer studying digital tech and water marketisation, discusses how private-sector innovations reshape water access in Kenya. She recounts following a Pago dispenser to reveal messy on-the-ground realities. Topics include design mismatches, data dashboards that distort local practices, and alternatives like cooperatives and degrowth-oriented applied work.

Christiane Tristl, an economic geographer studying digital tech and the marketisation of water, discusses how private-sector digital systems reshape water access in Kenya. She traces a water dispenser story, critiques Northern-designed technologies for Southern contexts, explores dashboards and data blindspots, and considers alternatives like cooperatives and degrowth approaches.