Proposition and Application of a Conceptual Model for Risk Management in Rural Areas: Rural Basic Sanitation Safety Plan (RBSSP)

Rafaella Oliveira Baracho, Nolan Ribeiro Bezerra and Paulo Sérgio Scalize ()
Additional contact information
Rafaella Oliveira Baracho: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Baiano, Campus Xique-Xique, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia 74000-000, Brazil
Nolan Ribeiro Bezerra: Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Goiás, Campus Goiânia, Goiânia 74055-110, Brazil
Paulo Sérgio Scalize: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia 74000-000, Brazil

Resources, 2024, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-24

Abstract: Safe access to drinking water and sanitation is a human right and a key goal of sustainable development, which must also be achieved in rural areas. This work proposes and simulates the application of a conceptual model for a basic sanitation safety plan tailored for rural areas, called the Rural Basic Sanitation Safety Plan (RBSSP). The methodology includes technical and scientific review approaches, followed by consultation with specialists through the Delphi method and simulation in a case study. The RBSSP framework includes six fundamental principles, six steps, and twenty actions to be performed. In the case study, the final conceptual model application was simulated for a rural settlement scenario, which led to significant changes in the actions, subdivisions and phases. Key findings highlight that community participation, involvement and empowerment are the most relevant factors for successful implementation. The necessary tools for RBSSP preparation, such as risk assessment methodologies and management plans, must be applied considering the scenario. Finally, after simulating the conceptual model, we conclude that it is necessary to adapt actions and apply methods and techniques developed and appropriate for rural areas to develop an effective RBSSP for each specific scenario.

Keywords: basic sanitation; public health; rural communities; safety plan; small communities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/13/7/90/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/13/7/90/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jresou:v:13:y:2024:i:7:p:90-:d:1423622

Access Statistics for this article

Resources is currently edited by Ms. Donchian Ma

More articles in Resources from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().