Drinking Water Consumption Patterns: An Exploration of Risk Perception and Governance in Two First Nations Communities
Many Indigenous communities across Canada suffer from the lack of access to clean drinking water; ensuring individuals and communities have safe water to drink either from their home or from their local environment requires the consideration of multiple factors including individual risk perception....
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2071-1050/12/17/6851/ 2023-08-20T04:06:34+02:00 Drinking Water Consumption Patterns: An Exploration of Risk Perception and Governance in Two First Nations Communities Neal Spicer Brenda Parlee Molly Chisaakay Doug Lamalice agris 2020-08-24 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/su12176851 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Environmental Sustainability and Applications https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12176851 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sustainability; Volume 12; Issue 17; Pages: 6851 indigenous water security drinking water bottled water Text 2020 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/su12176851 2023-07-31T23:58:23Z Many Indigenous communities across Canada suffer from the lack of access to clean drinking water; ensuring individuals and communities have safe water to drink either from their home or from their local environment requires the consideration of multiple factors including individual risk perception. In collaboration with local leaders, semi-structured interviews (n = 99) were conducted over a two-year period in the Dene Tha’ First Nation and Kátł’odeeche First Nation to unpack the issue of risk perception and its meaning to local community members. These local metrics of risk perception including smell, taste, safety, health fears and level of concern were then used to explore patterns in other data on drinking water consumption patterns and bottled water use. The results are consistent with previous research related to water insecurity and indicate that both communities consume more bottled water than the average Canadian. Results also varied by jurisdiction; those in Alberta indicated much higher levels of concern and a greater degree of bottled water consumption. Text First Nations MDPI Open Access Publishing Canada Sustainability 12 17 6851 |
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Many Indigenous communities across Canada suffer from the lack of access to clean drinking water; ensuring individuals and communities have safe water to drink either from their home or from their local environment requires the consideration of multiple factors including individual risk perception. In collaboration with local leaders, semi-structured interviews (n = 99) were conducted over a two-year period in the Dene Tha’ First Nation and Kátł’odeeche First Nation to unpack the issue of risk perception and its meaning to local community members. These local metrics of risk perception including smell, taste, safety, health fears and level of concern were then used to explore patterns in other data on drinking water consumption patterns and bottled water use. The results are consistent with previous research related to water insecurity and indicate that both communities consume more bottled water than the average Canadian. Results also varied by jurisdiction; those in Alberta indicated much higher levels of concern and a greater degree of bottled water consumption. |
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Drinking Water Consumption Patterns: An Exploration of Risk Perception and Governance in Two First Nations Communities |
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