Value-Sensitive Design of Potable Water Reuse: Aligning Academic Research with Societal Concerns.
As global water scarcity worsens, potable water reuse is increasingly considered a vital solution for augmenting water supplies. However, public acceptance remains a significant barrier, presumably because of a misalignment between the public values reflected by these systems and those that are held...
| Publicado en: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 1 - 28 |
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Aug2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=186340852&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 186340852 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 13533452 GNI jtl: Science & Engineering Ethics issn: 13533452 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2025 vid: 31 iid: 4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 186340852 10.1007/s11948-025-00542-3 ppf: 1 ppct: 27 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.5MB tig: atl: Value-Sensitive Design of Potable Water Reuse: Aligning Academic Research with Societal Concerns. aug: au: Moesker, Karen Wiarda, Martijn affil: https://ror.org/02e2c7k09 Department of Values, Technology and Innovation, Delft University of Technology, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX, Delft, The Netherlands https://ror.org/02c2kyt77 Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Group Technology, Innovation & Society, Het Eeuwsel 53, 3600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands su: Drinking water Water purification Water shortages Water supply Social desirability Water reuse sug: subj: Drinking water Water purification Water shortages Water supply Social desirability Water reuse keyword: Advanced water purification Direct potable reuse Indirect potable reuse Responsible research and innovation Value-sensitive design Water recycling ab: As global water scarcity worsens, potable water reuse is increasingly considered a vital solution for augmenting water supplies. However, public acceptance remains a significant barrier, presumably because of a misalignment between the public values reflected by these systems and those that are held by the communities that these systems intend to serve. This study explores this potential misalignment by systematically identifying and analysing the most prevalent values inscribed in academic research on potable water reuse. We employ a mixed-methods approach, combining probabilistic topic modelling with thematic analysis of 2940 academic publications to identify and conceptualise latent values discussed in the literature. Our findings suggest that the values 'reliability', 'sustainability', 'health', and 'safety' are most prevalent but that their conceptualisation remains largely ambivalent. For example, sustainability exhibits an ambivalent relationship with safety, sometimes conflicting and sometimes supporting, depending on the research perspective. Crucially, this research demonstrates a predominantly technocentric understanding of these values. While this technical focus is undeniably important, it also risks overlooking broader societal concerns and other value interpretations. This research highlights the need for a more value-sensitive approach to ensure a more responsible potable water reuse, incorporating a wider range of public values to promote the system's social and ethical desirability. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Literature Review src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Science & Engineering Ethics is a copyright of Springer, 2025. All Rights Reserved. item: Science & Engineering Ethics holder: Springer Nature dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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