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Coping with water supply interruptions: can citizen voice in transdisciplinary research make a difference?

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  • Nicholas G. Hamer
  • Liema Lipile
  • Mbulelo Lipile
  • Lara Molony
  • Xolelwa Nzwana
  • Jay O’Keeffe
  • Sheona E. Shackleton
  • Matthew Weaver
  • Carolyn G. Palmer

Abstract

Despite explicit legal and policy commitments, many South African residents do not have reliable access to potable water. Resident dissatisfaction with municipal water service delivery is evidenced by frequent civil protests. We consider how gathering and understanding the lived experiences of citizens could influence official responses to water interruptions. We take a transdisciplinary, problem-focussed, research approach to the experience of, and responses to, water interruptions, reflecting on the limitations of research to effect change in the lived experience. As transdisciplinary research praxis increasingly seeks expression in social outcomes, it is vital to confront both opportunities and limitations.

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  • Nicholas G. Hamer & Liema Lipile & Mbulelo Lipile & Lara Molony & Xolelwa Nzwana & Jay O’Keeffe & Sheona E. Shackleton & Matthew Weaver & Carolyn G. Palmer, 2018. "Coping with water supply interruptions: can citizen voice in transdisciplinary research make a difference?," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(5), pages 603-619, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:43:y:2018:i:5:p:603-619
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2018.1497863
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    1. Jessica Cockburn & Carolyn (Tally) G. Palmer & Harry Biggs & Eureta Rosenberg, 2018. "Navigating Multiple Tensions for Engaged Praxis in a Complex Social-Ecological System," Land, MDPI, vol. 7(4), pages 1-24, November.
    2. Lesley Mokgobu & Roger B. Mason, 2022. "Potential of space science technology for water infrastructure management: A literature review," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 11(2), pages 306-317, March.

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