Closing the Gap between ‘Expert’ and ‘Lay’ Knowledge in the Governance of Wastewater
Lessons and Reflections from New Delhi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11470955 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Karpouzoglou (0000-0001-9568-9813), Tim Karpouzoglou, Anna Zimmer (Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 59-68 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00308.x |
| OpenAlex | W1993647707 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 3 |
The wastewater crisis in megacities of the Global South is increasingly recognised. However, sector?driven approaches (of river pollution, sewerage, or city?wide drainage) have had limited success in tackling this multifaceted problem. This article seeks to dynamise debates by positioning the current crisis in relation to contests of knowledge. Focusing on wastewater governance in Delhi, the article explores the question which different knowledges about wastewater exist in scientific communities, governments, and amongst citizens. What is frequently understood as ‘expert’ knowledge of the Central Pollution Control Board, is juxtaposed with the ‘lay’ experiences of citizens residing in one unauthorised colony in East Delhi. Exploring both, the article provides insights on the mechanisms through which community experiences are excluded from policy deliberations, leading to major wastewater?related problems being overlooked. The article then calls for enhanced attention to knowledge integration, thus strengthening the participation of citizens in formulation and implementation of wastewater programmes
Commons · Corporate governance · Economics · Geography · Governmentality · Livelihood · Management · New delhi · OpenAccess · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Wastewater · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Engineering · Law · Social and Economic Development in India · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Environmental Engineering
An integrated approach for urban green travel environments
Knowledge-building in adaptation management
Cities within cities
The (unprivileged) polluter pays
Towards a peri-urban political ecology of water quality decline
Overregulated and Underserved
Ways of knowing the wastewaterscape
Limits of policy and planning in peri-urban waterscapes
Informal Urban Sanitation
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |