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The rural-urban equity nexus of Metro Manila’s water system Torio, Philamer Carlos; Harris, Leila; Angeles, Leonora C.

Abstract

This article examines equity concerns and inherent conflicts related to rural-urban water supply allocation and use, with focus on Metro Manila. Going beyond the much-discussed difficulty farmers experience from an allocation policy prioritizing urban water requirements, it shows that inequity in raw water allocation is linked to, and further exacerbated by, inequities in urban domestic water provision. Moreover, it highlights the need for broader equity reviews, using the concept of the rural-urban water equity nexus to draw attention to key equity considerations across space and scale that otherwise might remain invisible.

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Title
The rural-urban equity nexus of Metro Manila’s water system
Creator
Torio, Philamer Carlos; Harris, Leila; Angeles, Leonora C.
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Program on Water Governance; EDGES (University of British Columbia)
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Date Issued
2019-04
Description
This article examines equity concerns and inherent conflicts related to rural-urban water supply allocation and use, with focus on Metro Manila. Going beyond the much-discussed difficulty farmers experience from an allocation policy prioritizing urban water requirements, it shows that inequity in raw water allocation is linked to, and further exacerbated by, inequities in urban domestic water provision. Moreover, it highlights the need for broader equity reviews, using the concept of the rural-urban water equity nexus to draw attention to key equity considerations across space and scale that otherwise might remain invisible.
Subject
Angat Dam; rural; urban; equity; efficiency; Metro Manila
Genre
Article; Preprint
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2020-06-24
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0391986
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74780
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, Institute for; Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES), Institute for
Citation
Philamer C. Torio, Leila M. Harris & Leonora C. Angeles (2019) The rural–urban equity nexus of Metro Manila’s water system, Water International, 44:2, 115-128.
Publisher DOI
10.1080/02508060.2019.1560559
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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