Autori
Carrosio, Giovanni
Scotti, Ivano

Titolo
Socio-technical conflicts and territorial justice in wastewater management
Periodico
Rassegna italiana di sociologia
Anno: 2020 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 305 - Pagina finale: 327

If we look at the dynamics of participation and conflict around the differentphases of the integrated water cycle (water captation, aqueduct management,water distribution, sewerage network management, purification, reintroductioninto the environment), we discover how they gather especially in the upstreamphases and in those downstream. On the upstream phases there is a great dealof knowledge: the catchments generate environmental conflicts (for exampledue to the construction of dams) and on the alternative uses of water (irrigation,tourism, civil uses), often putting cities and countryside against eachother. On the downstream phases, however, there is little knowledge. This isthe management of wastewater: they are treated through mechanical purificationsystems, which produce large quantities of sewage sludge (in 2018, 3,2million tons in Italy). Around them there is a scientific controversy on therisk related to the different forms of disposal. In this phase of the integratedwater cycle the conflicts become more complex, because the spatial dimensionof the conflict is closely linked to the socio-technical dimension: the types ofpurification plants and the risk thresholds that regulate the possible uses ofsludge are socio-technical choices that have different implications in terms ofenvironmental justice. For this reason, the paper wants to shed light on thephases downstream of the integrated water cycle. It will try to understand thedynamics of participation and conflict starting from four case studies, whichwill offer visual angles capable of highlighting different aspects of the problem.



SICI: 0486-0349(2020)2<305:SCATJI>2.0.ZU;2-U
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