Social Perspectives on the Effective Management of Wastewater
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Social Perspectives on the Effective Management of Wastewater
By Dalia Saad, Deirdre Byrne and Pay Drechsel
Abstract
The chapter discusses how adopting a holistic methodology that acknowledges sociological factors, including community participation, public involvement, social perception, attitudes, gender roles and public acceptance, would lead to improvements in wastewater management practice. It highlights the social dimension as a tool, a lens through which wastewater management and reuse can take on new dimensions. In this way, this chapter aims to shift the focus from perceiving wastewater as a nuisance that needs disposal, toward a resource not to be wasted, which can contribute to food security, human and environmental health, access to energy as well as water security.
Keywords :
wastewater reuse, social dimension, community participation, public involvement, public acceptance gender
Citation:
Dalia Saad, Deirdre Byrne and Pay Drechsel (May 3rd 2017). Social Perspectives on the Effective Management of Wastewater, Physico-Chemical Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Robina Farooq and Zaki Ahmad, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/67312.
Taxonomy
- Water Reuse & Recycling
- Policy
- Authorities
- Watershed Management
- Compliance
- Governance
- Resource Management
- Water Footprint
- Policy Analysis & Adaptation
- Public - Private Partnerships
- Water Resource Management
- Project Management
- Community Services
- Water Management
- Governance & Planning
- Institutional Capacity
- Global Management
- Water Resources Department