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Development and application of a multi-scalar, participant-driven water poverty index in post-tsunami India

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  • Luke Juran
  • Morgan C. MacDonald
  • Nandita B. Basu
  • Shane Hubbard
  • Raj Rajagopal
  • Prema Rajagopalan
  • Ligy Philip

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This article presents a modified water poverty index that captures several waterscape attributes to better understand complex issues surrounding water. Household surveys (n = 300), water quality tests (n = 375) and qualitative methods were deployed to examine 14 post-tsunami settlements in Nagapattinam and Karaikal Districts (India) through the lens of water. Data were used to develop a contextualized, participant-driven water poverty index to measure water poverty at several scales. Statistical tests revealed significant differences between the two districts (p ≤ .0001) and between rural and urban areas within each district (p ≤ .0001). Three weight schemes (one dictated entirely by research participants) produced analogous outcomes though predicated on different indicator arrangements.

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  • Luke Juran & Morgan C. MacDonald & Nandita B. Basu & Shane Hubbard & Raj Rajagopal & Prema Rajagopalan & Ligy Philip, 2017. "Development and application of a multi-scalar, participant-driven water poverty index in post-tsunami India," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(6), pages 955-975, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:6:p:955-975
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1253543
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