A Framework for Social Urban Water Management

Fani Duduetsang (), Jafta Ntembeko (), Kunjuzwa Dumani () and Malibongwe Twani ()
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Fani Duduetsang: Nelson Mandela University
Jafta Ntembeko: Nelson Mandela University
Kunjuzwa Dumani: Nelson Mandela University
Malibongwe Twani: Nelson Mandela University

A chapter in Digital Transformation for Sustainability, 2022, pp 233-250 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Water demands have grown and become more diverse in the twenty-first century. Subsequently, sustainability has become an important topic globally, socially and sustainability of water is important for communities to have access to reliable and safer water sources. Water management is important for the economy and population growth of developing nations. Issues such as water accessibility, household water management are challenges that have increased water demand in developing economies. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are deemed to be drivers that can improve the sustainability of water management in urban areas. The study aims to propose a theoretical framework that can be used to investigate the factors of sustainable urban water management. The Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach was deemed as relevant to investigate sustainable urban water management. Additionally, the study used the SLR to find the different theories used in sustainability under urban water management. The SLR applied one literature source ScienceDirect and several databases within the database. The findings of the SLR were analyzed using graphs, counts, and text analysis of the data. Using the text analysis, the SLR results confirmed that the articles screened through the process fitted the study as they focused on sustainability, water management, and within the African context. Thirty-one articles were the results of the SLR process which were synthesized for the study. The SLR results discovered that one study applied theories in addressing sustainability issues within urban water management. The study underpins the proposed theoretical framework on the philosophy of the socio-technical system. The framework was based on the social aspect of sustainability focusing on factors, namely, ICT, accessibility, and urban water management. The theoretical framework is the contribution of the study, as it proposes key elements that should be addressed to improve sustainability in urban water management.

Keywords: Accessibility; ICTs; Urbanization; Urban Water Management; Sustainability; Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-15420-1_11

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