Water, Water Everywhere (or, Seeing Is Believing)
The Visibility of Water Supply and the Public Will for Conservation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15445248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Pride Brown (0000-0002-0812-5997, Georgia Institute of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 219-245 |
| Publication date | 2017-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature and Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-6073 • E-ISSN: 1558-5468 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/nc.2017.120302 |
| OpenAlex | W2763965730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
Why do some arid locations persist in having weak water conservation policies? And why do some wetter locales implement comparatively strong conservation requirements? Based upon 43 qualitative interviews with water stakeholders in four selected cities (Atlanta, Phoenix, San Antonio, Tampa), this article puts forward one contributing factor to explain this apparent contradiction: the variable “visibility” of stressed water resources. The material conditions of different water sources (e.g., groundwater, surface water) and geologies (i.e., during droughts or during flooding) provide variable opportunities to “see” water scarcity. The visual impacts of shrinking water resources can become a major motivating factor in the general public for increased water conservation. However, water supply is often physically invisible. In these circumstances, the image of water supply may be intentionally conjured in the public mind to produce similar concern. Assured, steady supply, on the other hand, can dampen the public will for strong conservation policy
Business · Contradiction · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Natural resource economics · Resource (disambiguation · Scarcity · Visibility · Water conservation · Water resource management · Water resources · Water scarcity · Water supply · Water use · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Urban Green Space and Health · Ecology · Environmental Engineering
The social construction of nature
Ignorance and Surprise
Insatiable Thirst and a Finite Supply
Is It Really Just a Social Construction
Governance and Sustainability at a Municipal Scale
The Social Construction of a Sense of Place
Languages of Place and Discourses of Power
Visibility
Water Sustainability
Landscapes
Cultural Objects as Objects
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |