Drinking Water System Consolidation Potential, Governance and Equity Implications in California
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ม.ค. 2024
- A Water Seminar by Dr. Greg Pierce: Drinking Water System Consolidation Potential, Governance and Equity Implications in California
Abstract:
This talk focuses on the author and collaborators’ published research which explores answers to several related questions regarding drinking water system consolidation, a policy that has grown in favor in recent years as a means to enhance water equity in the United States. First, the motivation and potential for drinking water drinking water system is outlined, using examples from Los Angeles as well as New York. Second, we present results on a comprehensive analysis of the prevalence and governance pathways of drinking water system consolidations in California over the period 2015-2021. We find empirical support for certain, but not all common, theoretical claims about consolidation in the literature. Third, using this same dataset, we analyze the populations involved and equity outcomes achieved. We find that residents served by consolidating and receiving systems tend to be similar but among consolidated systems, low-resource communities are underrepresented. We close with implications for future research, policy and advocacy on drinking water system consolidation.
Bio:
Greg Pierce (he/him) is the director of the UCLA Water Resources Group within the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability the director of the Human Right to Water Solutions Lab, and the research and co-executive director of the Luskin Center for Innovation. He also serves as an adjunct associate professor in the UCLA Department of Urban Planning.His primary focus is on water insecurity, but he also examines solutions to cross-cutting green infrastructure, climate resilience and transport insecurities. He carries out his research with a variety of community, agency, non-profit and academic partners. He has secured 40+ extramural research funding awards as a principal investigator, and is the author of 50+ peer-reviewed articles.
