Trusting the water in the taps
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2018-11-30
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Water Supply in a Mega-City: A Political Ecology analysis of Shanghai
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Edward Elgar Publishing
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School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Zhen, N. (2018). Trusting the water in the taps. Webber, M (Ed.). Barnett, J (Ed.). Finlayson, B (Ed.). Wang, M (Ed.). Water Supply in a Mega-City: A Political Ecology analysis of Shanghai, (1), pp.169-194. Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Chapter 7 investigates the relationship between two other actors within the Shanghai assemblage – the water-supplying institutions of the municipal government and the residents of the city. A survey of people in Shanghai indicates that people do not trust the water that is supplied to them – large majorities do not believe that state-owned water companies tell the truth about water quality, treat residents in different places equally or are competent to supply clean water. Larger numbers of aged people than young ones think water companies are fair. People who are less educated and people with rural hukou tend to have more trust in water companies. As a consequence, almost everyone treats water in some way before drinking it – they boil it, or filter it, or buy it in bottles – in order to remove contamination. As a result, drinking water absorbs a high proportion of residents’ disposable incomes.