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Unintentional Influence: Exploring the Relationship between Rural Regional Development and Drinking Water Systems in Rural British Columbia, Canada.
- Source :
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Journal of Rural & Community Development . 2015, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p51-77. 27p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Rural drinking water systems face a number of challenges, not the least of which is a growing infrastructure deficit. While age and investment are typically highlighted as key factors influencing the infrastructure deficit, other pervasive challenges remain for rural drinking water systems in British Columbia, Canada. This raises the question of whether factors influencing the infrastructure deficit extend beyond those typically captured in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between rural regional development and drinking water systems in order to provide a historically and theoretically informed lens on the relationships between the two and how these links influence present day challenges. The authors aim to temper the presentism that often characterizes current debates surrounding the infrastructure deficit and to frame current drinking water system challenges within a more contextually-informed and regionally integrated framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DRINKING water
*INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics)
*COMMUNITY development
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17128277
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Rural & Community Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111558983