TY - JOUR
T1 - Social and Cultural Values and Representation Justice
T2 - Implications for Water
AU - Davenport, Mae A.
AU - Keeler, Bonnie L.
AU - Roth, Sarah
AU - Kreiter, Amelia
AU - Pradhananga, Amit
AU - Green, Emily
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Water management involves the provision of water uses and benefits for people and communities, with direct environmental justice implications. Beyond water supply for physiological survival, people depend on water systems for material and non-material values. Understanding how different communities value water and prioritize its protection is critical to effective water governance. We use a psychometric water values scale administered through two survey research study designs to explore how socially and culturally diverse Minnesota residents value water. While some values are universally shared (e.g., safe drinking water), other values and priorities vary by sociocultural identities. Survey results reveal how race, ethnicity, and gender identities are associated with different water values and priorities. We conclude that water science and policy need more inclusive understanding and representation of the diversity of water relationships, experiences, and values across the state.
AB - Water management involves the provision of water uses and benefits for people and communities, with direct environmental justice implications. Beyond water supply for physiological survival, people depend on water systems for material and non-material values. Understanding how different communities value water and prioritize its protection is critical to effective water governance. We use a psychometric water values scale administered through two survey research study designs to explore how socially and culturally diverse Minnesota residents value water. While some values are universally shared (e.g., safe drinking water), other values and priorities vary by sociocultural identities. Survey results reveal how race, ethnicity, and gender identities are associated with different water values and priorities. We conclude that water science and policy need more inclusive understanding and representation of the diversity of water relationships, experiences, and values across the state.
KW - Environmental justice
KW - environmental policy
KW - representation justice
KW - water equity
KW - water governance
KW - water values
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U2 - 10.1080/08941920.2023.2278147
DO - 10.1080/08941920.2023.2278147
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85178482275
SN - 0894-1920
VL - 37
SP - 288
EP - 304
JO - Society and Natural Resources
JF - Society and Natural Resources
IS - 2
ER -