| Title |
Social equity implications of advanced water metering infrastructure |
| ID_Doc |
42632 |
| Authors |
Solis, M; Bashar, SB |
| Title |
Social equity implications of advanced water metering infrastructure |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.jup.2022.101430 |
| Abstract |
Many water utilities across the United States have recently launched efforts to replace household water meters with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), or "smart meters," to track and bill water use. In this exploratory research article, we use interviews and water utility data, and we review scholarly and grey literature to present five equity implications of AMI transitions: affordability, job loss, access and use of the technology, trust between households and utilities, and communications are ways residents can experience harm. These implications illustrate that AMI can disproportionately burden residents and highlight water utilities' critical role as com-munity institutions. |
| Author Keywords |
Equity; Water; Utility; Smart city; Advanced metering infrastructure |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000857266700003 |
| WoS Category |
Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Energy & Fuels; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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