Journal article
Greenlandic water and sanitation-a context oriented analysis of system challenges towards local sustainable development
Today, as Greenland focuses on more economic and cultural autonomy, the continued development of societal infrastructure systems is vital. At the same time, pressure is put on the systems by a lack of financial resources and locally based professional competences as well as new market-based forms of organization.
Against this background, the article discusses the challenges facing Greenland's self-rule in relation to further develop the existing water and wastewater systems so that they can contribute to the sustainable development of Greenland. The article reviews the historical development of the water supply and wastewater system.
This leads to an analysis of the sectorisation, which in recent decades has reorganized the Greenlandic infrastructures, and of how this process is influencing local sustainable development. The article discusses the socio-economic and human impacts and points to the need for developing the water and sanitation system to support not only hygiene and health, but also local sustainable development.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Year: | 2018 |
Pages: | 33014-33024 |
ISSN: | 16147499 and 09441344 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-017-9862-z |
ORCIDs: | Hendriksen, Kåre |
Greenland Infrastructure systems Modernization SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Sanitation Sectorisation Settlement patterns Sustainable development Water systems
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Bathroom Equipment Drinking Water Earth and Environmental Science Ecotoxicology Environment Environment, general Environmental Chemistry Environmental Health History, 20th Century Humans Hygiene Sewage Socioeconomic Factors Sustainable Development Waste Disposal, Fluid Waste Water Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution Wastewater Water Supply