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ToolsHussein, Hussam (2018) Lifting the veil: Unpacking the discourse of water scarcity in Jordan. Environmental Science and Policy, 89. pp. 385-392. ISSN 1462-9011
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Abstract
This article investigates the construction of the discourse of water scarcity in Jordan. It identifies the actors constructing the discourse and the elements comprising the discourse. The study is important and makes an original contribution because while the issue of water scarcity in Jordan has been widely researched, it has been done mainly with engineering approaches, the discourse of water scarcity has been taken for granted, and studies on an in depth discursive analysis of the issue of water scarcity in Jordan are still missing. The study finds that there is a single dominant discourse of water scarcity, which is composed of two narratives: water insufficiency and water mismanagement. The water insufficiency narrative is constructed to emphasise factors external to the responsibility of the Jordanian government as reasons for water scarcity, like nature, refugees, and neighbouring countries. It is mainly constructed by governmental oriented actors and deployed to open solutions on the supply and conservation sides and ultimately to maintain the status quo of the current water uses. The water mismanagement narrative is constructed to emphasise as reasons for water scarcity factors of mismanagement of water resources, and deployed to increase economic efficiency in the water sector.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | discourse,discourse theory,hydropolitics,jordan,water scarcity,water security,geography, planning and development,management, monitoring, policy and law,sdg 6 - clean water and sanitation,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3305 |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2019 16:30 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Oct 2022 21:36 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/69816 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.09.007 |
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