Living in a city without water: A social practice theory analysis of resource disruption in Gaborone, Botswana

Kadibadiba, Tshepiso; Roberts, Lin; Duncan, Ronlyn

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.10.005

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“…A possible explanation of this discrepancy can be variations in research set ups, sample population, environmental condition of study locations, sample size as well as methods used for detection. Furthermore, climate change recently increased water scarcity in cities like Gaborone, promoting the use of contaminated household water storage and increase exposure to parasitic infections [ 30 ].…”

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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia intestinalis and molecular characterization of group A rotavirus associated with diarrhea in children below five years old in Gaborone, Botswana

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Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia intestinalis and molecular characterization of group A rotavirus associated with diarrhea in children below five years old in Gaborone, Botswana

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“…This interpretation, however, does not address the question of why and how some individuals, organization, or social groups have disproportionate power to influence "sayings" and "doings." Uneven distribution of water, for co-determines which practices-for example, daily showering/taking a bath versus bowl-bucket bathing; machine washing versus handwashing-may become consolidated as patterned social phenomena (Kadibadiba et al, 2018;Rusca, Alda-Vidal, et al, 2017). In this light, Practice Theory can benefit from an engagement with geographical interpretations of everyday urbanism, which place the everyday at the intersection of agency and structure.…”

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Unpacking everyday urbanism: Practices and the making of (un)even urban waterscapes

Rusca

Cleaver

2022

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Inequalities in conditions of access to water are emblematic of contemporary urban life and have long been at the center of urban scholarship. This paper considers the theoretical and empirical potential of a focus on the everyday as a contribution to critical urban water studies. Drawing on research in Political Ecology and Critical Institutionalism, we focus on the intersection of everyday urbanism and water to reflect on whether such perspectives can further understandings of socio-natural inequalities and "real" governance challenges in the urban waterscape. We suggest that a focus on the everyday brings attention to the hybrid arrangements that constitute urban waterscapes and offers new insights to the polycentric nature of water governance, agency, and everyday urban struggles. However, we also outline limitations of these studies in unpacking the concept of the everyday and in capturing the practices through which everyday life is constituted. We explore the potential of an engagement with Practice Theory as a sensitizing lens for developing grounded understandings of everyday life, its constituent practices, and how these change over time. Concurrently, we argue that Practice Theory could be strengthened by drawing on critical approaches that explain everyday urban governance through:(1) the linking of practices to broader patterns of inequality; (2) the multiple social identities of practitioners and the variability in their exercise of agency; (3) the role of institutions as crucial mediating mechanisms and the processes through which practices become enduring institutional arrangements. We, thus, conclude that these approaches are complementary rather than competing.

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“…Meanwhile, cultural factors involve beliefs and traditions that influence water use practices. For instance, Kadibadiba et al (2018) observed that high levels of domestic consumption are associated with the daily desire for cleanness, comfort, and convenience in certain cultures. Household size and composition are linked with economic capability to make investments, e.g., on water saving devices; while population density influences the operation and performance of water utilities due to economies of scale, resulting from consequent size of utilities (Benito et al, 2019).…”

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Water Use Efficiency: A Review of Contextual and Behavioral Factors

2021

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Water withdrawals around the world have increased almost twice as fast as the population during the last century. Higher than expected water demand is leading to water scarcity and causing rapid depletion of water tables around the world. One reason behind the higher than expected demand is the inefficient use of water. Inefficient use of water affects the well-being of society, the economic stability of countries, and environmental health. Indeed, water use efficiency (WUE) is one of the pillars of sustainable development goals (SDG 6.4.1). However, progress toward achieving WUE is slow, especially for many developing countries where the degradation of natural resources is critical, economic growth is slow, and there are few strong institutions to coordinate actions. One reason behind inefficient water use is human behavior. A variety of contextual and psychological factors underlie the behavior. The contextual factors include socioeconomic, technical, institutional, and environmental factors and the behavioral factors include factors associated with the perception of risk, attitudes, norms, etc. Yet, few studies consider an integrated view of these factors in shaping water use behavior. This paper consolidates contextual and behavioral factors which influence water use, studies the gaps in our understanding of human water behavior underlying WUE and highlights the need to comprehensive assess and consistently measure such factors and their relationships. Based on the gaps identified, it proposes a conceptual model that connects contextual and behavioral factors and represents potential cause-effect relationships as supported by various environmental behavior approaches and psychological theories. Based on the literature review of water use, and conservation behavior, environmental psychology, and water use models, this model proposes an institutional factor to assess the relationship between institutions and stakeholders, and study contextual factors linked not only for individual water users but also studying these factors for individuals of water supply organizations.

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Living in a city without water: A social practice theory analysis of resource disruption in Gaborone, Botswana

Cited by 26 publications

References 47 publications

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia intestinalis and molecular characterization of group A rotavirus associated with diarrhea in children below five years old in Gaborone, Botswana

Prevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia intestinalis and molecular characterization of group A rotavirus associated with diarrhea in children below five years old in Gaborone, Botswana

Unpacking everyday urbanism: Practices and the making of (un)even urban waterscapes

Water Use Efficiency: A Review of Contextual and Behavioral Factors

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