Water materialities and citizen engagement: Testing the implications of water access and quality for community engagement in Ghana and South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHarris, Leila M.
dc.contributor.authorKleiber, Danika
dc.contributor.authorRodina, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorYaylaci, Sule
dc.contributor.authorGoldin, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorOwen, Germaine
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-14T10:28:20Z
dc.date.available2017-11-14T10:28:20Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWe analyze the relationship between perceptions of domestic water access, and quality, in relation community engagement. While others have suggested linkages between material conditions of water access and engagement (e.g., that poor water access might spur engagement), to date there have been no studies those test these relationships using statistical methods. Based on a quantitative analysis of survey data from underserved sites in Accra, Ghana, and Cape Town, South Africa, our results show that water access and quality are both predictive of community engagement. The analysis also makes a strong case that there are different dimensions when considering the material conditions of water—in this case, water access and quality each condition engagement in opposite directions. Furthermore, consistent with other studies, our study also shows different demographics (notably gender) mediate these relationships in important ways.en_US
dc.description.accreditationIBSS & Scopus
dc.identifier.citationHarris, L.M. et al. (2017). Water materialities and citizen engagement: Testing the implications of water access and quality for community engagement in Ghana and South Africa. Society and Natural Resources.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0894-1920
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2017.1364818
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/3268
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2017.1364818
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectCommunity engagementen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectMaterialityen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectWateren_US
dc.titleWater materialities and citizen engagement: Testing the implications of water access and quality for community engagement in Ghana and South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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