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Identifying the Institutional Decision Process to Introduce Decentralized Sanitation in the City of Kunming (China)

Medilanski, Edi ; Chuan, Liang ; Mosler, Hans-Joachim ; Schertenleib, Roland ; Larsen, Tove

In: Environmental Management, 2007, vol. 39, no. 5, p. 648-662

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    Titre
    • Identifying the Institutional Decision Process to Introduce Decentralized Sanitation in the City of Kunming (China)
    Auteur
    • Medilanski, Edi. High Performance Organisations AG, Management Consulting, Kantonsstrasse 14, 8807, Freienbach, Switzerland
    • Chuan, Liang. Sustainable Development Research, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, Huanchengxilu 577, 650034, Kunming, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China
    • Mosler, Hans-Joachim. Systems Analysis, Integrated Assessment and Modelling (Siam), Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600, Eawag, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    • Schertenleib, Roland. Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Sandec), Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600, Eawag, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    • Larsen, Tove. Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600, Eawag, Dübendorf, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Environmental Management, 2007, vol. 39, no. 5, p. 648-662. Springer-Verlag; www.springer-ny.com
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:319813
    Summary
    We conducted a study of the institutional barriers to introducing urine source separation in the urban area of Kunming, China. On the basis of a stakeholder analysis, we constructed stakeholder diagrams showing the relative importance of decision-making power and (positive) interest in the topic. A hypothetical decision-making process for the urban case was derived based on a successful pilot project in a periurban area. All our results were evaluated by the stakeholders. We concluded that although a number of primary stakeholders have a large interest in testing urine source separation also in an urban context, most of the key stakeholders would be reluctant to this idea. However, the success in the periurban area showed that even a single, well-received pilot project can trigger the process of broad dissemination of new technologies. Whereas the institutional setting for such a pilot project is favorable in Kunming, a major challenge will be to adapt the technology to the demands of an urban population. Methodologically, we developed an approach to corroborate a stakeholder analysis with the perception of the stakeholders themselves. This is important not only in order to validate the analysis but also to bridge the theoretical gap between stakeholder analysis and stakeholder involvement. We also show that in disagreement with the assumption of most policy theories, local stakeholders consider informal decision pathways to be of great importance in actual policy-making