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

Jennifer Liu (), Roy Brouwer, Dilruba Fatima Sharmin, Susan Elliott, Leah Govia and Danielle Lindamood
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Jennifer Liu: Department of Anthropology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Roy Brouwer: The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Dilruba Fatima Sharmin: The Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Susan Elliott: The Water Institute, 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

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-16

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.

Keywords: water pollution; industry perceptions; political-ecology; sociotechnical system; Dhaka (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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