| 书目名称 | Social Constructions of Water Quality in South Africa | | 副标题 | A case study of the | | 编辑 | Suvania Naidoo | | 视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/870/869386/869386.mp4 | | 概述 | Examines the treatment of acid mine drainage from a social sciences perspective.Explains the factors that influence the social constructions of water quality of the Blesbokspruit.Explains how social c | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | .This book details how the water quality of the Blesbokspruit River in Gauteng, South Africa was socially constructed by stakeholders and key individuals in the context of acid mine drainage (AMD) and its treatment. Social constructionism is used as the framing for this research to explain how water is intrinsically social. Findings presented here show that stakeholders are aware that the changes in the physicality of the Blesbokspruit resulted from human interventions and varied uses of the water over the years. Such knowledge, among factors such as the historical context of mining, current coal mining, flows and volumes of water, technology used and processes followed, information and communication, and vested interests influence social constructions of the water quality. What counts as the truth about water varies depending on the individual’s perspective, their purpose, and their individual interests. Further, how one defines water quality influences what treatment processes arepreferred in order to improve water quality. .. ..The book explains why, for example, a treatment process meant to improve water quality gained a bad reputation by the public because of the South African | | 出版日期 | Book 2022 | | 关键词 | Stakeholder perceptions; Environmental remediation; Mine water contamination; Water scarcity; Water trea | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98237-9 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-98239-3 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-98237-9 | | copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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