Municipal Utilities and Covid-19
Challenges, Responses, and Collaboration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11674125 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donna Switzer (0000-0002-9827-4194, University of Missouri, corresponding author), Weijie Wang (0000-0001-6997-5752, University of Missouri), Lacey Hirschvogel (Missouri Public Utility Alliance, Columbia, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 6-7 |
| Pages | 577-583 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The American Review of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0275-0740 • E-ISSN: 1552-3357 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0275074020941711 |
| OpenAlex | W3041145494 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 12 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has put pressure on essential public services. While much of the economy has been shut down, essential public services have continued. Using professional experience, publicly available information, and interviews with two municipal utility managers, we evaluate the challenges presented to municipal utility services by the COVID-19 pandemic and explore some of the responses by utilities to the pandemic. Specifically, we focus on the strategies utilities have used to keep employees safe from the virus and plans for workforce shortages. One important strategy we identify is reliance on mutual aid agreements, where utilities agree to send staff and equipment to other utilities in times of crisis. We also explore the role of a municipal utility association in coordinating response. The case of utility response to COVID-19 carries important potential implications for both public administration practice and research
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Government (linguistics · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Workforce · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine · Public Policy and Administration Research · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |