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Industry Perspectives on Water Pollution Management in a Fast Developing Megacity: Evidence from Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  • Jennifer Liu

    (Department of Anthropology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada)

  • Roy Brouwer

    (The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    Department of Economics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada)

  • Dilruba Fatima Sharmin

    (The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    School of Environmental Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada)

  • Susan Elliott

    (The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada)

  • Leah Govia

    (Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada)

  • Danielle Lindamood

    (The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
    School of Environmental Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada)

Abstract

Industry representatives are key stakeholders in addressing pollution in the rivers surrounding Dhaka, Bangladesh, a fast growing megacity. Drawing on insights from political-ecology and framing water management as a sociotechnical system, we present an analysis of in-depth interviews conducted with representatives from key polluting industries. Three main thematic areas resulting from these interviews relate to the management of effluent treatment plants, the need for enhanced education, both technical and moral, and sociocultural factors that shape attitudes toward water management. In these areas, industrial representatives show multiple ways and realms in which more sustainable water governance in Dhaka may be enacted.

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  • Jennifer Liu & Roy Brouwer & Dilruba Fatima Sharmin & Susan Elliott & Leah Govia & Danielle Lindamood, 2022. "Industry Perspectives on Water Pollution Management in a Fast Developing Megacity: Evidence from Dhaka, Bangladesh," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-16, December.
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