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dc.contributor.authorRangecroft, S
dc.contributor.authorMaria Dextre, R
dc.contributor.authorRichter, I
dc.contributor.authorGrados Bueno, CV
dc.contributor.authorKelly, C
dc.contributor.authorTurin, C
dc.contributor.authorFuentealba Durand, B
dc.contributor.authorCamacho Hernandez, M
dc.contributor.authorMorera, S
dc.contributor.authorMartin, J
dc.contributor.authorGuy, A
dc.contributor.authorClason, C
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-01T10:13:50Z
dc.date.available2023-08-01T10:13:50Z
dc.date.issued2023-07
dc.identifier.issn0022-1694
dc.identifier.issn1879-2707
dc.identifier.other129949
dc.identifier.urihttps://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/21115
dc.description.abstract

Water quality is an integral part of water security. Measuring the physico-chemical indicators for water quality can provide an objective picture of water health, but it does not provide information on lived experiences related to water quality, expectations of water resources, nor how the quality of water affects its usage. Perceptual information and traditional ecological knowledge on water quality can help to understand interactions between water and people, and thereby support locally appropriate sustainable water resource strategies. Accordingly, our project sought to collect and synthesise insights from local perspectives on water quality in the upper Santa River basin, Peru, a region where water quality directly relates to people’s livelihoods. Perceptual data was collected via the Nuestro Rio mobile app (N = 149) as well as walking interviews (n = 84) (July-August 2021) in two main study areas, Olleros and Catac. We find that water quality perspectives differ within, and between, study areas and communities, however four overarching themes were identified, and are explored here: i) environmental indicators for water quality; ii) water uses; and iii) perceived causes of water quality; iv) water quality perceptions behind emotions. Most rural participants felt the main cause of poor water quality was mineral pollution, likely linked to local geology, however we also found that local perceptions of water quality depend on water usage, directly linked to domestic water use and agricultural livelihoods. Qualitative data highlighted the complex relationships between water quality, perceptions and emotions. More inclusive citizen-based science that considers what people observe, think and feel about the quality of their rivers can help provide a much deeper contextual understanding of dynamic human-water systems, with further benefits for improving water management and policy implementation.

dc.format.extent129949-129949
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.subjectWater quality
dc.subjectPerceptions
dc.subjectLocal communities
dc.subjectCitizen science
dc.subjectInterdisciplinary
dc.subjectPeru
dc.titleUnravelling and understanding local perceptions of water quality in the Santa basin, Peru
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeArticle
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:001053141200001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008
plymouth.volume625
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalJournal of Hydrology
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129949
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|PS - Research & Innovation
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups|Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Faculty of Science and Engineering|School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group|Plymouth|Research Groups|Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES)|CeRES (Reporting)
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dcterms.dateAccepted2023-07-10
dc.date.updated2023-08-01T10:13:34Z
dc.rights.embargodate2023-8-2
dc.identifier.eissn1879-2707
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