Identifying diverging sustainability meanings for water policy: a Q-method study in Phoenix, Arizona

We identify and describe social perspectives on the sustainability of the water sector in the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona. Using Q methodology, we find evidence for different meanings of sustainability when stakeholders are presented with concrete policy options and applications in spite o...

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Autores principales:	M. A. Iribarnegaray, A. Sullivan, M. S. Rodriguez-Alvarez, C. Brannstrom, L. Seghezzo, D. D. White
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	phoenix q methodology social perspectives sustainability water governance River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c723771959134dbf848b91f0250cb7c62021-11-05T20:14:55ZIdentifying diverging sustainability meanings for water policy: a Q-method study in Phoenix, Arizona1366-70171996-975910.2166/wp.2021.033https://doaj.org/article/c723771959134dbf848b91f0250cb7c62021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://wp.iwaponline.com/content/23/2/291https://doaj.org/toc/1366-7017https://doaj.org/toc/1996-9759We identify and describe social perspectives on the sustainability of the water sector in the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona. Using Q methodology, we find evidence for different meanings of sustainability when stakeholders are presented with concrete policy options and applications in spite of an apparently widespread agreement on the concept of sustainability itself. We put the social perspectives articulated by local stakeholders in perspective by analyzing whether they adhere to a commonly used set of sustainability principles when applied to water management and governance. The analysis indicates that although there is some level of acceptance of sustainability principles among the social perspectives identified, there are important discrepancies in the salience of different principles. Results suggest that when people are interacting in policy-making processes they tend to support their previously held own vision of the problems and that their normative considerations may be opposed to broadly accepted sustainability discourses. The different visions of water sustainability may have a direct impact on the water policy-making process depending on the position and influence of the actors involved in the governance scheme. Highlights Key research to debate water policy in Phoenix.; Identify key perspectives that affect water governance.; Results suggest that when people are interacting in policy-making processes they tend to support their own vision of the problems and normative considerations.; Findings are useful to develop questionnaires or surveys in Phoenix.; Findings could be useful to minimize areas of conflicts;M. A. IribarnegarayA. SullivanM. S. Rodriguez-AlvarezC. BrannstromL. SeghezzoD. D. WhiteIWA Publishingarticlephoenixq methodologysocial perspectivessustainabilitywater governanceRiver, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Policy, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 291-309 (2021)
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spellingShingle	phoenix q methodology social perspectives sustainability water governance River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 M. A. Iribarnegaray A. Sullivan M. S. Rodriguez-Alvarez C. Brannstrom L. Seghezzo D. D. White Identifying diverging sustainability meanings for water policy: a Q-method study in Phoenix, Arizona
description	We identify and describe social perspectives on the sustainability of the water sector in the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona. Using Q methodology, we find evidence for different meanings of sustainability when stakeholders are presented with concrete policy options and applications in spite of an apparently widespread agreement on the concept of sustainability itself. We put the social perspectives articulated by local stakeholders in perspective by analyzing whether they adhere to a commonly used set of sustainability principles when applied to water management and governance. The analysis indicates that although there is some level of acceptance of sustainability principles among the social perspectives identified, there are important discrepancies in the salience of different principles. Results suggest that when people are interacting in policy-making processes they tend to support their previously held own vision of the problems and that their normative considerations may be opposed to broadly accepted sustainability discourses. The different visions of water sustainability may have a direct impact on the water policy-making process depending on the position and influence of the actors involved in the governance scheme. Highlights Key research to debate water policy in Phoenix.; Identify key perspectives that affect water governance.; Results suggest that when people are interacting in policy-making processes they tend to support their own vision of the problems and normative considerations.; Findings are useful to develop questionnaires or surveys in Phoenix.; Findings could be useful to minimize areas of conflicts;
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author	M. A. Iribarnegaray A. Sullivan M. S. Rodriguez-Alvarez C. Brannstrom L. Seghezzo D. D. White
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title	Identifying diverging sustainability meanings for water policy: a Q-method study in Phoenix, Arizona
title_short	Identifying diverging sustainability meanings for water policy: a Q-method study in Phoenix, Arizona
title_full	Identifying diverging sustainability meanings for water policy: a Q-method study in Phoenix, Arizona
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Identifying diverging sustainability meanings for water policy: a Q-method study in Phoenix, Arizona

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