Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a review
The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the sustainability indices of rural water services in order to identify gaps in knowledge. The methodological approach used was to conduct online searches using the databases of Google Scholar, Web of Science, Pub Med, the International Wat...
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| author | Victor Dang Mvongo Célestin Defo Martin Tchoffo |
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| description | The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the sustainability indices of rural water services in order to identify gaps in knowledge. The methodological approach used was to conduct online searches using the databases of Google Scholar, Web of Science, Pub Med, the International Water Association, and ResearchGate. Several indices have been identified in the literature including the Canadian Water Sustainability Index, Index of Drinking Water Adequacy, the Sustainable Water Governance Index, equity index in water and sanitation, WASH performance Index, Sustainable Water Management Index, and Index of water service quality. However, these indices do not provide an integrative, contextualized and prospective analysis of the sustainability of water services. In addition, these indices select only a few evaluation criteria deemed relevant. In other words, these indices choose to make visible certain phenomena and therefore make others invisible, according to the logic of action of each and to certain social compromises. These difficulties therefore encourage the development of a new index to provide an integrative, contextualized and prospective analysis of the sustainability of rural water services. HIGHLIGHTS
The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the sustainability indices of rural water services.;
Several indices have been identified in the literature.;
However, these indices do not provide an integrative, contextualized and prospective analysis of the sustainability of water services.;
These difficulties encourage the development of a new index of rural water service.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cdf1715a8ea2409b927934140f70c92a2022-12-21T19:24:08ZengIWA PublishingWater Supply1606-97491607-07982021-11-012173267328110.2166/ws.2021.096096Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a reviewVictor Dang Mvongo0Célestin Defo1Martin Tchoffo2 Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 222 Dschang, Cameroon Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences, Ebolowa Branch, School of Wood, Water and Natural Resources, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 786 Ebolowa, Cameroon Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences Dschang-Cameroon, Agronomy and Biodiversity Study and Research Centre, University of Dschang, P.O. Box: 222 Dschang, Cameroon The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the sustainability indices of rural water services in order to identify gaps in knowledge. The methodological approach used was to conduct online searches using the databases of Google Scholar, Web of Science, Pub Med, the International Water Association, and ResearchGate. Several indices have been identified in the literature including the Canadian Water Sustainability Index, Index of Drinking Water Adequacy, the Sustainable Water Governance Index, equity index in water and sanitation, WASH performance Index, Sustainable Water Management Index, and Index of water service quality. However, these indices do not provide an integrative, contextualized and prospective analysis of the sustainability of water services. In addition, these indices select only a few evaluation criteria deemed relevant. In other words, these indices choose to make visible certain phenomena and therefore make others invisible, according to the logic of action of each and to certain social compromises. These difficulties therefore encourage the development of a new index to provide an integrative, contextualized and prospective analysis of the sustainability of rural water services. HIGHLIGHTS The aim of this paper is to present the state of the art on the sustainability indices of rural water services.; Several indices have been identified in the literature.; However, these indices do not provide an integrative, contextualized and prospective analysis of the sustainability of water services.; These difficulties encourage the development of a new index of rural water service.;http://ws.iwaponline.com/content/21/7/3267indexrural areasustainabilitywater service |
| spellingShingle | Victor Dang Mvongo Célestin Defo Martin Tchoffo Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a review Water Supply index rural area sustainability water service |
| title | Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a review |
| title_full | Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a review |
| title_fullStr | Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a review |
| title_short | Indicator-based rural water service sustainability assessment: a review |
| title_sort | indicator based rural water service sustainability assessment a review |
| topic | index rural area sustainability water service |
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