کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
375426 622695 2007 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Water-flushing toilets: Systemic development and path-dependent characteristics and their bearing on technological alternatives
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی مدیریت، کسب و کار و حسابداری کسب و کار و مدیریت بین المللی
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Water-flushing toilets: Systemic development and path-dependent characteristics and their bearing on technological alternatives
چکیده انگلیسی

In this study, I analyse the historical process that led to embedding water-flushing toilets in the Western world, then I explore innovative developments connected to alternative toilet solutions that use less water. The core argument is that path-dependent characteristics are found at both the systemic level and the level of daily practices. Systemic development and its embedding into daily practice are described based on existing studies of water supply and sewage systems, with a discussion of how daily practices changed and contributed to a lock-in. Then current attempts to introduce alternative toilet solutions are analysed. I conclude by suggesting that established water-flushing routines impede the distribution of alternative toilet solutions, although some potential remains.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Technology in Society - Volume 29, Issue 3, August 2007, Pages 351–360
نویسندگان
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