Barriers to Innovation in Water Treatment

While phenomenal strides are being made on the technological front, the water industry lags behind other sectors in the adoption of innovative techniques. Contributing factors include long lifetimes and costs of previous water infrastructure, risk aversion due to public health concerns surrounding w...

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Published inWater (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 773
Main Authors Ahmed, Farah, Johnson, Daniel, Hashaikeh, Raed, Hilal, Nidal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2023
Subjects
Aversion
Capital costs
Climate change
Desalination
Green technology
Groundwater
Infrastructure
innovation
Innovations
Internet of Things
Population growth
Public health
Risk aversion
Surface water
Technological change
Water shortages
Water supply systems
Water treatment
United Kingdom
Netherlands
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Summary:While phenomenal strides are being made on the technological front, the water industry lags behind other sectors in the adoption of innovative techniques. Contributing factors include long lifetimes and costs of previous water infrastructure, risk aversion due to public health concerns surrounding water access, and low financing for innovation. While many professionals see the need for innovation, they prefer traditional tried and tested routes. Regulations may be useful in accelerating the transition to sustainable technologies. Furthermore, the literature emphasizes the role of environmental, social, and political actors, as well as their interplay in realizing innovation in the water sector.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w15040773