Pathways to the successful function and use of mid-tech household water and sanitation systems

Mid-tech water and sanitation infrastructure – interventions that make moderate use of resources, materials, and technology while providing improvements in health and well-being – may serve an important intermediate role for communities that cannot immediately get high-tech piped infrastructure. How...

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Autores principales:	Kaitlin Mattos, John Warren, Laura Eichelberger, Jessica Kaminsky, Karl G. Linden
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	alaska household qualitative comparative analysis sanitation wash water Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:39c1cc00e7064f368d8f772eb23e2ab82021-11-23T18:22:51ZPathways to the successful function and use of mid-tech household water and sanitation systems2043-90832408-936210.2166/washdev.2021.107https://doaj.org/article/39c1cc00e7064f368d8f772eb23e2ab82021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://washdev.iwaponline.com/content/11/6/994https://doaj.org/toc/2043-9083https://doaj.org/toc/2408-9362Mid-tech water and sanitation infrastructure – interventions that make moderate use of resources, materials, and technology while providing improvements in health and well-being – may serve an important intermediate role for communities that cannot immediately get high-tech piped infrastructure. However, such systems must be socially appropriate, technically functional, and sustainable. We determined the combinations of technical and social conditions that contribute to the success of household, mid-tech water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). We collected data on 32 household mid-tech Portable Alternative Sanitation Systems (PASS) installed in remote, rural Alaskan communities for 1 year. We then coded qualitative and quantitative data for each household ‘case’ into fuzzy-set values for four technical conditions and four social conditions. We conducted fuzzy-set QCA analyses to determine combinations of conditions (pathways) that led to the successful function and use of PASS. We identified multiple pathways for the success of PASS units, requiring combinations of technical and social conditions. Our analysis reveals that the successful implementation of household mid-tech WASH infrastructure is complicated. We recommend that deliberate steps be taken to engage homeowners, provide appropriate training and support, determine ownership parameters, and ensure the technical sufficiency of mid-tech systems before they are deployed. HIGHLIGHTS Mid-tech water and sanitation infrastructure can be an alternative option for households where piped infrastructure is infeasible.; Household mid-tech systems require both social and technical considerations to ensure that systems operate correctly and stay in use.; There are multiple pathways to success that can vary if homes have multiple vulnerability factors.;Kaitlin MattosJohn WarrenLaura EichelbergerJessica KaminskyKarl G. LindenIWA Publishingarticlealaskahouseholdqualitative comparative analysissanitationwashwaterEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066ENJournal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 994-1005 (2021)
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spellingShingle	alaska household qualitative comparative analysis sanitation wash water Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Kaitlin Mattos John Warren Laura Eichelberger Jessica Kaminsky Karl G. Linden Pathways to the successful function and use of mid-tech household water and sanitation systems
description	Mid-tech water and sanitation infrastructure – interventions that make moderate use of resources, materials, and technology while providing improvements in health and well-being – may serve an important intermediate role for communities that cannot immediately get high-tech piped infrastructure. However, such systems must be socially appropriate, technically functional, and sustainable. We determined the combinations of technical and social conditions that contribute to the success of household, mid-tech water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). We collected data on 32 household mid-tech Portable Alternative Sanitation Systems (PASS) installed in remote, rural Alaskan communities for 1 year. We then coded qualitative and quantitative data for each household ‘case’ into fuzzy-set values for four technical conditions and four social conditions. We conducted fuzzy-set QCA analyses to determine combinations of conditions (pathways) that led to the successful function and use of PASS. We identified multiple pathways for the success of PASS units, requiring combinations of technical and social conditions. Our analysis reveals that the successful implementation of household mid-tech WASH infrastructure is complicated. We recommend that deliberate steps be taken to engage homeowners, provide appropriate training and support, determine ownership parameters, and ensure the technical sufficiency of mid-tech systems before they are deployed. HIGHLIGHTS Mid-tech water and sanitation infrastructure can be an alternative option for households where piped infrastructure is infeasible.; Household mid-tech systems require both social and technical considerations to ensure that systems operate correctly and stay in use.; There are multiple pathways to success that can vary if homes have multiple vulnerability factors.;
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Pathways to the successful function and use of mid-tech household water and sanitation systems

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