Domestic Water Charges in Ireland - Issues and Challenges Conveyed through Social Media

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• 作者：Martin Quinn ; Theodore Lynn ; Stephen Jollands ; Binesh Nair
• 刊名：Water Resources Management
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：30
• 期：10
• 页码：3577-3591
• 全文大小：594 KB
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：Earth sciences
  Hydrogeology
  Geotechnical Engineering
  Meteorology and Climatology
  Civil Engineering
  Environment
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-1650
• 卷排序：30

文摘

This paper analyses a Twitter dataset to explore water governance and stakeholder engagement during the introduction of domestic water charges in Ireland. The results highlight active Twitter use during the analysis period, reflective of widespread protest centred on a new utility, Irish Water. The analysis shows protest activities were dispersed and not cohesive, with tweets largely focused on economic and political issues and not on the provision of a sustainable water supply. The findings extend our understanding of these events and provide some insights into the role of social media in water governance and stakeholder engagement issues in an Irish and wider context.KeywordsSocial mediaWater managementSustainable water supplyStakeholders