The global commodification of wastewater

With growing scarcity and competition for water, urban wastewater is increasingly marketable because of its water and nutrient values. Commodification has implications for the current "residual? uses of wastewater (particularly by poor farmers in developing countries), for the risk of disease transm...

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Main Authors: Scott, Christopher A., Raschid-Sally, Liqa
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40387
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description With growing scarcity and competition for water, urban wastewater is increasingly marketable because of its water and nutrient values. Commodification has implications for the current "residual? uses of wastewater (particularly by poor farmers in developing countries), for the risk of disease transmission, and for wastewater-dependent agro-ecosystems. Using examples from Pakistan, India, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mexico, and the United States, this paper contrasts commodification as it occurs in the developed and developing worlds and demonstrates the need for public information and coherent institutional frameworks, including private- and public-sector participation.
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spelling CGSpace403872025-06-17T08:23:12Z The global commodification of wastewater Scott, Christopher A. Raschid-Sally, Liqa wastewater management wastewater treatment water reuse water rates urban areas water supply water scarcity sewage sanitation urban agriculture suburban agriculture public-private cooperation developing countries commodities With growing scarcity and competition for water, urban wastewater is increasingly marketable because of its water and nutrient values. Commodification has implications for the current "residual? uses of wastewater (particularly by poor farmers in developing countries), for the risk of disease transmission, and for wastewater-dependent agro-ecosystems. Using examples from Pakistan, India, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mexico, and the United States, this paper contrasts commodification as it occurs in the developed and developing worlds and demonstrates the need for public information and coherent institutional frameworks, including private- and public-sector participation. 2012-03 2014-06-13T14:47:32Z 2014-06-13T14:47:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40387 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Scott, C. A.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa. 2012. The global commodification of wastewater. Water International, 37(2):147-155. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2012.662727
spellingShingle wastewater management
wastewater treatment
water reuse
water rates
urban areas
water supply
water scarcity
sewage
sanitation
urban agriculture
suburban agriculture
public-private cooperation
developing countries
commodities
Scott, Christopher A.
Raschid-Sally, Liqa
The global commodification of wastewater
title The global commodification of wastewater
title_full The global commodification of wastewater
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title_short The global commodification of wastewater
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topic wastewater management
wastewater treatment
water reuse
water rates
urban areas
water supply
water scarcity
sewage
sanitation
urban agriculture
suburban agriculture
public-private cooperation
developing countries
commodities
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