Environmentally sustainable WASH? Current discourse, planetary boundaries and future directions

Carrard, N; Willetts, J

Environmentally sustainable WASH? Current discourse, planetary boundaries and future directions

Carrard, N

Willetts, J

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Citation:: Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2017, 7 (2), pp. 209 - 228
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Carrard, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3371-9113	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Willetts, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3975-9642	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:02:55Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2017, 7 (2), pp. 209 - 228	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2043-9083	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/115022
dc.description.abstract	© IWA Publishing 2017. The significant challenge of achieving safe, reliable and continuous service delivery has been a focus of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in recent years, with less attention given to other important sustainability considerations such as environmental sustainability. The agenda set by the Sustainable Development Goals prompts a wider lens, bringing water resource management and ecosystem conservation together with water and sanitation access targets in one integrated goal. As we grapple with our approach to this new agenda, it is timely to reflect on how we, as a sector, engage with environmental sustainability. This paper reviews recent literature at the intersection of WASH and environmental sustainability to identify current themes and future directions. Analysis of academic and non-academic sources was undertaken and then situated with reference to the planetary boundaries framework as a useful lens to ground the socio-ecological systems and processes upon which environmental sustainability depends. Findings point to both opportunities and gaps within current sector thinking, which can drive leadership from knowledge and research institutions towards better integration of access and environmental sustainability imperatives.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2166/washdev.2017.130	en_US
dc.title	Environmentally sustainable WASH? Current discourse, planetary boundaries and future directions	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	7	en_US
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utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	7	en_US

Abstract:

© IWA Publishing 2017. The significant challenge of achieving safe, reliable and continuous service delivery has been a focus of the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in recent years, with less attention given to other important sustainability considerations such as environmental sustainability. The agenda set by the Sustainable Development Goals prompts a wider lens, bringing water resource management and ecosystem conservation together with water and sanitation access targets in one integrated goal. As we grapple with our approach to this new agenda, it is timely to reflect on how we, as a sector, engage with environmental sustainability. This paper reviews recent literature at the intersection of WASH and environmental sustainability to identify current themes and future directions. Analysis of academic and non-academic sources was undertaken and then situated with reference to the planetary boundaries framework as a useful lens to ground the socio-ecological systems and processes upon which environmental sustainability depends. Findings point to both opportunities and gaps within current sector thinking, which can drive leadership from knowledge and research institutions towards better integration of access and environmental sustainability imperatives.

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