Crisis and Water Services: How a 2007 Public Health Emergency in Finland Helped Shape Its Response to COVID-19

This paper aims at shedding light on the significance of water epidemics and their potential positive impacts on improving preparedness in water and sanitation services. We explore the water epidemic of Nokia in 2007 and preparedness-related reactions since then. The corona case confirms the fundame...

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Published inPublic works management & policy Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 63 - 70
Main Authors Katko, Tapio S., Hukka, Jarmo J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
COVID-19
Engineering education
Epidemics
Health education
Infrastructure
Public health
Sanitation
Water resources management
Critical water infrastructure protection
Improving water services preparedness and contingency
Water services vulnerability
Public health
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Summary:This paper aims at shedding light on the significance of water epidemics and their potential positive impacts on improving preparedness in water and sanitation services. We explore the water epidemic of Nokia in 2007 and preparedness-related reactions since then. The corona case confirms the fundamental role of clean water for well-being in communities, the need for sound management of water services to proactively promote public health, as well as the need for expanding conventional water and environmental engineering education and research to offer more holistic views.
ISSN:1087-724X
1552-7549
DOI:10.1177/1087724X20969159