Research Article: A Social Capital Assessment of Canadian Community's Water Management Strategy

Abstract

Social capital concepts may help to explain implementation gaps and to make water demand management policies more effective. However, the research is limited along these lines of inquiry. We collected data through multiple semistructured interviews, participant observation, surveys, and literature review to assess the evidence of social capital's influence on municipal water policy. The research approach represents an alternative because it challenges the dominance of a technical conceptualization of water management.