As climate change and rapid urbanization stress our aging water infrastructure, cities are under increasing pressure to develop more flexible, resilient, modular management systems. In response, onsite reuse practices have been adopted by several globally. addition technological innovation, these novel treatment systems also require new stakeholder collaborations, relationships, processes support them. There are, however, few models for arrangements that encourage the adoption success of...

Scientists are increasingly exploring on-site water systems to supplement conventional centralized and wastewater infrastructure. While major technological advancements have been achieved, we still lack a systematic view on the non-technical, or institutional, elements that constitute important barriers uptake of urban management systems. This paper presents conceptual framework distinguishing between institutional in six key dimensions: Equity, Knowledge Capabilities, Financial Investment,...

Transitions from one socio-technical regime configuration to another entail long phases of institutional complexity, where two or more field logics co-exist in a sector and induce incompatibilities frictions. This paper presents dynamic phase model, which characterizes the types complexity that may build up settle across various transition, illustrated with case study diffusion onsite water reuse San Francisco. Results semi-structured expert interviews focus group demonstrate different forms...

In 2015, 28 European countries cumulatively received over two million applications for asylum, almost three times more than in the previous year. This resulted pre-existing accommodation facilities reaching capacity and requiring provision of urban emergency accommodations unconventional buildings. To meet this housing need, ad hoc task forces across multiple disciplines formed to mitigate extreme uncertainty providing infrastructure services a short period time. The involvement water...

When populations are displaced, say after a hurricane or man-made crisis, water and wastewater utilities can face real challenge in providing services to those displaced. The is especially difficult when the local infrastructure was already strained trying meet host community's pre-displacement demand. What most communities need resilient systems, what we develop this paper an integrated approach that achieve such systems. Our takes into account operating environment of bridging some call...

There has been a push to adopt onsite nonpotable water reuse systems (ONWS) as supplement for conventional centralized infrastructure. While majority of work centered on developing the technology, we instead focus implications equity when attempting wide-scale adoption. Using existing definitions and resources in sector, investigate ONWS San Francisco New York City, using semi-structured interviews conducted with stakeholders. A qualitative approach thematic coding sentiment analysis is used...

Sustainability scholars increasingly recognize that policy mixes can positively impact socio-technical transitions. However, the temporal dimension of interventions remains under-researched, especially in context early transition dynamics typically emerge niche contexts. In this article, we explore how sequencing play a key role supporting scaling-up early-stage to drive wider system change. We contribute research by proposing process model for analyzing sequences focusing on interplay...

Abstract Background Reduced birthweight is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes later in life. Children of adolescent mothers are at higher risk for reduced birthweight. The current study aimed to identify the key factors affecting a well-characterized sample inform preventive public efforts. Methods Sixty-four (≤ 21 years age) provided detailed data on pregnancy, birth psychosocial risk. Separate regression analyses (1) (2) low (LBW) as outcomes, pregnancy...

Research has found that sanitation infrastructure is cultured, or shaped by national level cultural preferences. This study expands on this past work to identify causal pathways showing combinations of dimensions explain technology choice, including total access improved facilities, sewerage connections and onsite treatment technologies. analysis uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analyze all possible conditions which contribute an outcome interest. In doing so, are discovered using...

During the European Refugee Situation in 2015, Sweden received an influx of forcibly displaced persons seeking asylum, highest number asylum seekers per capita among Union member states. A challenge existed providing accommodations within Swedish built environment, contrast to other housing solutions such as geographically distinct refugee camps. Regulations are one method maintaining consistent standards buildings, but they effective only if enforced. uncertainty, compliance decisions can...

Decentralized water reuse technologies are increasingly being explored as a transformative approach for complementing centralized and wastewater infrastructure. A transition to onsite requires better understanding of how urban infrastructures governed. While governance tends be discussed within ideal types─i.e., hierarchy, market, network─researchers recognize that infrastructure transitions often depend on hybrid mixtures two or all three those types. This study draws literature the well...

During extreme population displacement events, water and wastewater infrastructure systems may be challenged as host communities attempt to provide service suddenly increased populations. As such, improving the resilience of is necessary continuous services both displaced persons. In protracted displacement, infrastructure's further by need transition from short-term humanitarian response long-term development strategies. This study identifies examples constraints that create transitional...

The implementation of housing regulations within crisis organization has received little attention in academic literature and yet plays a critical role determining quality living accommodations standard practice. During 2015, Germany experienced rapid increase displaced persons seeking asylum. Permanent reception centers collective for people the asylum application process quickly met capacity additional space was required. To meet this need, government agencies coordinated with private...

Lack of access to potable drinking water is a crucial problem faced by many communities globally, especially poverty-stricken rural regions and urban peri-urban settlements. Consumption contaminated leads both chronic acute health consequences, in the case young children immunocompromised individuals. The sixth UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) seeks provide universal safe year 2030. Household treatment systems (HWTSs), such as membrane filters chlorination tablets, have been researched...

Sustainability scholars increasingly recognize that policy mixes can positively impact socio-technical transitions. However, the temporal dimension of interventions remains under-researched, especially in context urban We thus link work on transition studies with sequencing literature to propose a novel conceptual framework for analyzing bottom-up sequences, while also considering multi-level nature policy-making and implementation. Given increasing pressure water systems toward more...