A socio-natural standpoint to understand coproduction of water, energy and waste services. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Moretto, Luisa; Ranzato, Marco
• Is Part Of: Urban research & practice. Volume 10:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 21
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: service coproduction -- accessibility -- sustainability -- conventional services; Sociology, Urban -- Periodicals; 307.7605
• DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2016.1201528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-5069

Abstract

Abstract : This introductory article of the special issue on 'Geographies of water, energy and waste service coproduction' explores the implications of coproducing these services in terms of both accessibility and environmental sustainability. According to a socio-natural standpoint, provision extent and resources metabolized by the services are equally regarded employing a threefold conceptual framework integrating actor/flow and area fields. A rich variety of service coproduction geographies in terms of actors involved, resources mobilized and urban spaces covered emerges. More importantly, coproduction of water, energy and waste services proves to leverage on both service accessibility and environmental sustainability of the related resources.